Taqwīm al-ṣiḥḥah تقويم الصحّة Ibn Buṭlān ابن بطلان

Or 1347

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The record is made up of Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. ii+44+iii. It was created in Jumādá II 610. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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An elaborate presentation copy of Īwānīs al-Mukhtār ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʻAbdūn ibn Saʻdūn's (إيوانيس المختار بن الحسن بن عبدون بن سعدون, known as Ibn Buṭlān [ابن بطلان], d. ca 1068) book on dietetic medicine produced for Saladin’s (صلاح الدين الأيوبي; d. 1193) son, al-Malik al-Ẓāhir (الملك الظاهر; d. 1216), King of Aleppo. The title page (f. 1r, lines 3-8) bears the title and author in the upper frame and, in the lower frame, the dedication of this copy:

خدم به خزانة مولانا السلطان السيد الأجل

الملك الظاهر العالم العادل المجاهد

المرابط المثاغر غياث الدنيا والدين ملك

الإسلام والمسلمين سيد الملوك والسلاطين أبي

المظفر غازي بن يوسف بن أيوب ناصر أمير

المؤمنين عمرها الله بدوام العز ونفاذ الأمر

Begins (f. 1v, lines 1-7):

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

تقويم الصحة بالأسباب الستة التي لا بدّ لكل إنسان يوثر دوام

صحته من تعديلها وأوالها إصلاح الهواء الواصل إلى قلبه والثاني

تقدير مأكله ومشربه والثالث تعديل حركاته وسكونه

والرابع منع نفسه من الإغراق في نومه ويقظته والخامس تقدير

استفراغ واحتقان فضلاته والسادس أخذ نفسه بالقصد في

فرجه وغضبه وفزعه وغمه

The text ends (f. 44r, lines 2-6) with a table listing abbreviations used by the author to refer to the authorities quoted. The table is headed ذكر من اعتيضَ عن اسمه بأول حرف منه ('Mention of [the authorities] referred to by their initials'). The table contains 15 names, right to left, top to bottom:

بقراط ب ، جالينوس ج ، روفس رو

ديوسقوريدس د ، فولس فو ، أوريباسيوس ار

بياذوق بيا ، يوحنا نو ، عيسى بن ماسويه ع ه

شرك الهندي ش ، الرازي الر ، مسيح م

حنين ح ، إسحق اس ، ماسرجويه ما

Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f., 44r, lines 7-12):

ثم تقويم الصحة تأليف الشيخ أبي الحسن المختار بن بطلان

والحمد لله رب العالمين وصلواته على سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه

وسلم كثيرًا

فرغ من نسخه وتسطيره العبد الفقير إلى رحمة ربه القدير

في العشر الأول من جمادى

الآخر سنة عشر وستمائة للهجرة النبوية

Extent and format

Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. ii+44+iii

Physical characteristics

Material: Paper

Dimensions: 320 x 240 mm leaf [295 x 220 mm written]

Foliation: Museum foliation in pencil; foliation in Arabic numerals in black ink in upper left-hand corners of rectos.

Ruling: Misṭarah ; ff. 3r-43r and 44r are laid out in tabular form

Script: Naskh

Ink: Black and red

Decoration: Illuminated title page (f. 1r); all pages have elaborate borders, and the first two openings are particularly beautifully decorated (ff. 1v-2r and 2v-3r)

Binding: British Museum binding

Condition: Fair condition with some waterstaining and worm damage, worse towards the end

Marginalia: Many, mostly marginal headings

Seals: ff. 1r

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Arabic in Arabic script

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Manuscript

Archive information for this record

Original held at: British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Or 1347
Date(s): Jumādá II 610 (AH, Hijri qamari)
Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Sir Charles Augustus Murray, 1875
Finding aids: Rieu, Charles, Supplement to the Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts (London: The British Museum 1894), item 793
Related primary sources: Other copies in the British Library: Or 2793, Or 5590, Add 3676

Subjects: Medicine--Early works to 1800Medicine, Greek and RomanMedicine, MedievalMedicine, Arab
People & organisations: al-Malik al-ẒāhirAbū al-Ḥasan al-Mukhtār ibn 'Abdūn Ibn Buṭlān

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Reference: Or 1347
Title: Taqwīm al-ṣiḥḥah تقويم الصحّة Ibn Buṭlān ابن بطلان
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:44v, iii-r:v-v, back-i
Author: Please see item description
Usage terms: Public Domain