From an Arabic copy of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), comprising chapters 57-59 of the Second Discourse, dealing with problems of the cornea: detachment, cancer, boils (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 230-232).Condition: Torn, one holeLayout: 15 lines (recto); 14 lines (verso)
Leaves from from ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), second discourse, chapters 12-14: sharpening eyesight, ointments for diseases of the eyelashes, lice, and inflammatory conditions of the eye (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp.111-116).Condition: Torn, rubbed, fadedLayout: 15 lines
Leaf from a copy of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), third discourse, end of chapter 12 and heading of chapter 13 (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 302-304), dealing with the dilatation of pupils and ailments of the optical nerve.Condition: Torn, holes, slightly rubbedLayout: 13 lines
Passage from ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), first discourse, chapter 11 on meninges and on the formation of the choroid of the eye; beginning of chapter 12 on the sclera of the eye (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 22-24).Condition: Torn, holes, slightly rubbed, slightly stainedLayout: 15 lines
Passage from ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), second discourse, end of chapter 64 and beginning of chapter 65 (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 240-242), on the different diagnostics of ulcers and wounds to the cornea.Condition: Torn, holes, slightly rubbedLayout: 14 lines (recto); 15 lines (verso)
From ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), first discourse, chapters 13-16, dealing with the anatomy of the layers of the eye, parallel to ed. Hyderabad 1963, pp. 25-29.Condition: Holes, badly rubbedLayout: 12 lines
Medical booklet dealing with eye problems, which are cured through the use of mineral substances combined with vegetable ingredients. The material is derived from ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’; ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 317, 323).Condition: Torn, holes, slightly rubbedLayout: 14 lines
Opening lines and introduction to ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’). Probably a copy for personal use (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 1-3).Condition: Torn, tiny holes, slightly rubbedLayout: 17 lines + marginalia
Leaf from a medical booklet focussing on eye complaints and cataracts in particular. Material is derived from ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’; ed. Hyderabad 1964, p. 278).Condition: Torn, holes, slightly rubbedLayout: 10 lines
Bifolium from a small manuscript of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’): third discourse, portions of chapters 26-27: treatment of external factors damaging the eyes and list of useful simples (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 342-344; 350-355).Condition: Slightly rubbed
Passages from the introduction of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), possibly a draft (ed. Hyderabad 1964, p. 3). Verso mentions ‘the Epistles of the brethren of purity’.Condition: Torn, holes, slightly rubbedLayout: 13 lines (recto); 16 lines (verso) + marginalia
Table of contents and opening of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’; ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 3-6).Condition: Good conditionLayout: 7-8 lines