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Haddad manuscripts collection
An on-line Catalogue of the Wellcome Arabic Manuscripts
(Al-Haddad Collection)
prepared by Nikolaj Serikoff
Wellcome MS Arabic
410
Contents of this record
Codicological description
Physical description
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Ink:
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black, headings and dividers are highlighted in red |
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Paper:
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European |
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Watermarks:
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tre lune |
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Dimensions :
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190 x 265 (135 x 210) |
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Folios:
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55 |
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Quires:
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due to the binding could not be established exactly |
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Lines :
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21 |
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Script :
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naskh |
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Pace :
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lines: 21; Density: 420; Ratio: 1:1,5; Alef angle: 100; Kaf angle: 45 |
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Binding:
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modern, European type. Leather spine with title of the book, the name
of the author, and of last owner S?mī Ḥadd?d
tooled in gold |
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State of preservation:
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good |
Description of hands
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Copy date (approximate):
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15th cent. |
History of manuscript
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Seals:
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+ |
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Provenance:
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known owners: 1. Libraire al-Arab (47 al-Faḥḥ?la
street in Cairo), 2. S?mī Ibr?hīm Ḥadd?d (1986). |
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Acquisition:
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Sotheby's lot 467 (22/21.11.85) |
Description of texts
Ms Part no.:1
Ms Part: 1 - Ms item no.1
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Language:
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Arabic |
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Subject:
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Medicine |
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Title transliterated:
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K?mil aṣ-Ṣin?`at
aṭ-Ṭibbiyya al-ma`rūf bi-l-Malakī |
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Title:
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A Complete Course in the Art of Medicine, known as al-Malakī |
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Title (Arabic):
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كامل ال?صناعة ال?طبية
ل?معرو? ب?ال?ملكى |
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Author:
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`Alī b. al-`Abb?s al-Maǧūsī |
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Author (Arabic):
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على بن ال?عباس ال?مجوسى |
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Bibliographic information:
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Ḥadd?d/Biesterfeld no. 19 |
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