Medical 184.152
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Medical 184.152
- Creator:
- Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)
- Date:
- 6th-19th century
- Description:
- Materia medica from a codex written in unusually small handwriting and leaving a wide margin. The text is taken from Avicenna, Al-qanūn fī l-ṭibb (‘Canon of medicine’; ed. Būlāq I: 288f). Simples mentioned include madder, theriac, millet, Datura metel, and cinnamon, with uses such as aphrodisiacs, treatment of stomach pains and colic.Condition: Torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 22 lines (recto); 21 lines (verso)
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Provenance:
- Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
- Medium:
- Paper
- Extent:
- Leaf: (height: 14.5 cm, width: 15.5 cm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- T-S AS 184.152
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection