Leaves from Maimonides’ Commentary on Hippocrates’ Aphorisms II:51-III:9, V:23-41, in the Hebrew translation of Moses ibn Tibbon, corresponding to Muntner (1961) edition pp. 49-55, 100-6. Topics touched upon include the necessity of avoiding quick changes to temperature and the condition of the body, possible illnesses brought on by the change of season and sudden changes in weather during a day, by Northern and Southern winds, cold applications as cures for haemorrhage, care of pregnant women, the connections between vomiting blood and menstruation, connections between breast tone and the life or death of the foetus carried by a pregnant woman and other problems related to pregnancy and menstruation. Ca. mid 14th century.Condition: Holes, stainedLayout: 33 lines + marginalia
Autograph letter of recommendation for Isaac al-Darʿī by Moses Maimonides, addressing 'The Faithful Sheikh', al-Šayḵ al-Ṯiqa, in Minyat Ziftā. Maimonides asks the community there to pay the poll-tax for Isaac and his son, who are new arrivals to Egypt and on their way to Damietta. Address on verso including delivery details (‘By means of Ibrāhīm al-Darʿī’) in Arabic script.Condition: Small holesLayout: 11 lines (recto); 2 lines (verso)
Autograph draft of a medical work by Moses Maimonides, including the beginning of the sixth discourse dealing with colic, dysentry, melaena, stomach complaints and wind, citing Galen.Condition: StainedLayout: 29-35 lines