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Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts |
The following material did not appear in the printed brochure accompanying the original exhibit, although some of the images may have appeared in the exhibit in the form of originals or reproductions.
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From the alchemical treatise, Kitab al-Burhan fi asrar `ilm al-mizan by `Izz al-Din Aydamir al-Jildaki, d. 1342. Undated copy made in Morocco in the late 19th centruy, NLM MS A7 pt. 1, fol. 2a.
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From the Kitab al-Qanun fi al-tibb (The Canon of Medicine) by Ibn Sina, d. 1037/428 H. A rare complete copy made in Iran probably at the beginning of the 15th cent. NLM MS A53, fol. 369a.
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One of several illustrations accompanying anonymous poetry. Undated: possibly 18th cent. India, possibly Kashmir. NLM MS P24, fol. 15b.
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One of several illustrations accompanying anonymous poetry. Undated: possibly 18th cent. India, possibly Kashmir. NLM MS P24, fol. 18a.
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One of several illustrations accompanying anonymous poetry. Undated: possibly 18th cent. India, possibly Kashmir. NLM MS P24, fol. 22b.
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Illustration from the `Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) composed in the 13th cent. by Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini. Undated: possibly produced in provincial 18th cent. Mughal India, possibly Punjabi. NLM MS P2, fol. 187b.
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Eye diagram in red and black ink. From an abridgement of the Qanun (Canon) of Ibn Sina by Ibn al-Nafis. Possibly 17th cent. NLM MS A43, fol. 50a.
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Illustration from the `Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) composed in the 13th cent. by Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini. Undated: possibly produced in provincial 18th cent. Mughal India, possibly Punjabi. NLM MS P2, fol. 171a.
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From the Kitab Kamil al-sina`ah al-tibbiyah (The Complete Book of the Medical Art) by `Ali ibn al-`Abbas al-Majusi, d. 994/384 H. The copy was finished on 15 May 1208 (7 Dhu al-Qa`dah 604 H.) NLM MS A26.1, fols. 32b-33a.
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From the Mu`alajat al-amrad al-khatirah al-badiyah `ala al-badan min kharij (The Treatment of Dangerous Diseases Appearing Superficially on the Body) by Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Kattani, 11th cent. Undated: possibly 18th cent. NLM MS A91, p. 26-27.
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