Miscellany of texts on gemstones, Ottoman sultans, and herbs
Date:
1595/1603
Description:
Physical description: Material: A mixture of Eastern and Western laid paper, some repurposed from larger sheets.Dimensions: 77 x 61 mm leaf [69 x 56 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: No ruling for main text; perpendicular
misṭarahrulings at larger dimensions visible on some blank folios. 12-14 lines per page, variable.Script: NaskhInk: Black ink; calligraphic exercise on f. 5r in light brown inkDecoration: Frontispiece (f. 1r) and diagram (f. 7r); see Content.Binding: Vertical format British Museum brown leather binding gold-stamped with M. B. (Museum Brittanicum)Condition: Good, some dirt.Marginalia: Latin notes: 'Libellus de Gemmis; no. 41; Parandis medicamentis juxta dispositionem astrorum. (f. 27v)Seals: British Museum seals (ff. 1v, 26r, 27v).