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
Page from a Judaeo-Arabic version of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), describing an operation to the upper eyelid (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 104-106).Condition: Rubbed, fadedLayout: 12 lines
Leaf from a Judaeo-Arabic version of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), first discourse, end of chapter 18 and beginning of chapter 19, focussing on muscles and nerves in the eye (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 32-33).Condition: Torn, holes, slightly stainedLayout: 18 lines
Judaeo-Arabic version of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), second discourse, table of contents (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 39-45).Condition: Holes, rubbed, stainedLayout: 20 lines + marginalia
Leaf from ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’), second discourse, end of chapter 22 and beginning of chapter 23, dealing with stye and hypopyon (ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 132-133).Condition: Good conditionLayout: 11 lines (recto); 14 lines (verso)
Leaf from an ophthalmological work, presented in the form of questions and answers, and here focussing on illnesses that may affect the eyelids: abscesses, hardening and thickening of the eyelids. The material is taken from ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, Taḏkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (‘Memorandum for opticians’; ed. Hyderabad 1964, pp. 124-126).Condition: Tiny holes, rubbedLayout: 20 lines (recto); 19 lines (verso)