Part of a bifolium from a Judaeo-Arabic version of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), first discourse, chapters 16-17, parallel to ed. Hyderabad 1963, p. 29.Condition: Torn, rubbed, stainedLayout: 5-7 lines
Leaves from the ophthalmological handbook of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), third discourse, chapter 27, on simples and their applications for curing eye ailments like eye ulcers, wounds, and roughness of the cornea. Simples mentioned include aloe, anemone, gum Arabic, and Roman bole. Parallel to ed. Hyderabad (1964) pp. 364-8.Condition: Badly rubbed, holesLayout: 11-15 lines
Draft of the opening page of a copy of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’). The author's name is given on recto, line 12. Beginning of the first discourse on the anatomy on the eye.Condition: Torn, slightly stainedLayout: 17 lines (recto); 15 lines (verso)
Leaf from the ophthalmological handbook of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), third discourse, chapter 27, describing excessive weeping from the eye and remedies that include Armenian bole and massages to the head with olive oil. Parallel with ed. Hyderabad (1964), pp. 368-9. The text on verso is badly rubbed and illegible.Condition: Holes, badly rubbedLayout: 14 lines (recto); 21 lines (verso)
Portion of the ophthalmological handbook of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), first discourse, end of chapter 20: on the optic nerve, the anatomy of the eye and a description of how vision works, followed by the beginning of chapter 21: on eyelids, eyelashes and their functions.Condition: Holes, slightly rubbedLayout: 14 lines (recto); 15 lines (verso)
Leaves from the ophthalmological handbook of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’). They contain the conclusion of the first discourse on the anatomy of the eye and a table of contents of chapters 1-7 of the second discourse on the basics of intervention on the eye, rules that the physician has to follow when dealing with eye problems, on the number of eye illnesses, and different kinds of cures. Cfr. ed. Hyderabad (1964), pp. 36-40.Condition: Torn, holes slightly rubbed, slightly stainedLayout: 15-19 lines
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