'Contents: Sefer ha-memiyut ṿeha-aṿirim (translation from the Arabic of Hippocrates\'s treatise "Peri aerōnhydatōntopōn"="De aereaquislocis" with Galen\'s commentary) (ff. 1-18). Sefer roʿa mezeg mitḥalef (translation from the Latin of Galen\'s treatise "Peri anomalous dyskrasias"="De inaequali intemperie") (ff. 19-35). Ha-seder ha-ḳaṭan (Hebrew translation of a work by Avicenna) (ff. 36-48). Hebrew translation from the Latin of a medical treatise by Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā Rāzī (Rhazes) (ff. 49r-81r). Hanhagat ha-na Rāzīarim ha-ḳaṭanim (ff. 81v-90r). Solomon ben Joseph Ibn Ayyub\'s Sefer haṭeḥorim (ff. 90v-116). The manuscript also contains two Judaeo-Italian texts: a medical work by Gentilis Fulginas (da Foligno) (f. 28v); a poem (f. 32).'
Physical description: Physical characteristics:Material: Eastern laid paperDimensions: 235 x 170 mm leafFoliation: British Museum foliation in pencilScript:
NaskhBinding: British Museum half-leather bindingCondition: Minor water damageMarginalia: Marginalia by multiple handsSeals: Ff. 110v, 111v and 282r
Physical description: Material: Western laid paper, with
Tre lunewatermarkDimensions: 209 x 150 mm leaf [140 x 95 mm written]Foliation: Eastern Arabic foliation in black ink, British Museum foliation in pencilRuling:
Misṭarah; 23 lines per page; vertical spacing 16 lines per 10 cmScript:
NaskhInk: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings in redBinding: Red leather binding, with stamped medallion, pendants corner and edge pieces; marbled doublures and recto-side of first front and end flyleavesCondition: Minor water damage to lower, outer corner towards front and end of volumeMarginalia: Few; most (all?) by hand of scribeSeals: None
Physical description: Material: Thick Western laid paperDimensions: 222 x 158mm leaf [169 x 114mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling:
Misṭarah; 16 lines per page; vertical spacing 9 lines per 10 cmScript:
NaskhInk: Black ink, with rubricated headings; red ink speckles on head, tail and fore edgeDecoration: NoneBinding: Black leather binding with stamped corners, frame, and floral central motif in the shape of a crossCondition: Occasional smudges and stains, some corners torn and repaired at beginning of volumeMarginalia: Very fewSeals: British Museum stamp (ff. 2r and 140r)
Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 200 x 146 mm leaf [141 x 91 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 11 lines per page; vertical spacing 8 lines per 10 cmScript: Very clear, well pointed and vocalised naskh; the scribe was ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Husayn al-ḤalabīInk: Black ink, with rubricated headingsDecoration: Title page (f. 2a), title and author information in cloud bands in box with gold borders, on background of blue with foliate arabesque design partially shaded in red; below and to the left of this is a similar, but less ornate, box containing information relating to the scribeBinding: Ottoman (?) binding in red leather with blind-tolled borders, medallion and pendants; no envelope flapCondition: light waterstains, some foxing, and a notable amount bleed-through of black inkMarginalia: Frequent marginalia by more than one handSeals: See ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 170r
