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A HANDLIST of the Arabic Jvianuscripts A HANDLIST OF THE Arabic Jvianuscripts THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY A HANDLIST OF THE Arabic Manuscripts Volume V. MSS. 4001-4500 BY AR'fHUR J. ARBERRY LITT.D., F.B.A. Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge With 2 1 plates DUBLIN HODGES, FIGGIS & CO., LTD. 196'2 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD BY VIVIAN RIDLER PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY I FOREWORD The manuscripts numbered 400 I to 42 50 are here described for the first time, but in the case of the manuscripts numbered from 42 5 r to 4500 a full scale catalogue description was prepared by the emi­ nent scholar Dr. Paul Kahle about twenty years ago. His catalogue included also son1e 7 50 other Arabic manuscripts in the collection. As the Arabic manuscripts form only one section of the many Oriental collections in the Library and catalogues of the Turkish, Armenian, Persian, Ethiopic, Burmese, Siamese, Tibetan, Mongolian, and Indian collections are all in various stages of publication, it has not been possible to provide for the printing of Dr. Kahle's very full descriptions of part of the Arabic collection. A typed copy of these descriptions is available in the Library. For the benefit ofscholars who cannot visit the Library and who wish to know what Arabic texts are to be found there it has been decided to print short entries in the Handlist for these manuscripts also and to include them in the general index which will be published at the end of the last volume of the Handlist. R. J• HA YES DESCRIPTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS 4001 (1) RISALA FI 'L-IJUDUD AL-TIBBIYA [Anon.] [ A short treatise on medicine; foll. r-9a.] Any other copy? (2) JAW.AMI" ARBA"A.T °A.SHAR MAQALA MIN KITAB JALINUS FI lf.ILAT AL-BUR', by l;IUNAIN IBN ISIJAQ ( d. 260/873). [A summary of a treatise on medicine by GALEN; foll. 96-14.] Copyist, J:Iasan b. "Ali al-Tal;>ib al-TabarI. Dated 730 (1329-30). Any other copy? (3) RISALA FI MAHIYAT AL-MIZAJ [Anon.] [ A short tract on the tern perament; foll. r 5-r 6.] Copyist as of ( 2). Dated 30 Jumada I 730 (21 March 1330). Any other copy? (4) AL-IJ)AIJ FI ASRAR AL-NIKAIJ, by Jalal al-Din Abu '1-Najib "Abd al-Ra}:iman b. Na~r Allah b. "Abd Allah AL­ SHAIZARI al-Tibrizi (ft. 56 5/ 1 I 69). [ A treatise on sexual hygiene; foll. r 7-3 2a.] Copyist as of ( 2). Dated Sha'ban 730 (June 1330). Brockelmann i. 488, Suppl. i. 462. Foll. 3 26-3 9 contain an extract from al-Zubda Ji 'l-fibb by Zain al-Din AL-JURJANI (d. 531/1136). 0 Foll. 39. 21 x I 1·3 cm. Scholar's cursive ta 1Iq. Dated 730 ( I 329-30). B9301 B 2 DESCRIPTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS 4002 T ADHKIRAT AL-KAiflfALlN, by Sharaf al-Din 'AlI b. 'Isa AL-KAij[I:J.AL (d. after 400/1010). [A treatise on ophthalmology.] Foll. l 22. 17·6 x l 2·3 cm. Good scholar's naskh. Undated, 7/ I 3th century. Brockelmann i. 236, Suppl. i. 884. 4003 (r) RISA.LA Fl QUWA 'L-NAFS, by IBN SINA (d. 428/ 1037). [A treatise on the nature of the soul; foll. 1-22an.] Brockelmann i. 455, Suppl. i. 818. (2) RISA.LA FI 'L-SA°ADA WA'L-IJU'JA'J AL-'ASHR, by IBN SINA. [ A treatise on the nature of the soul; foll. 22a12-3 r.] Brockelmann, Suppl. i. 821. Foll. 31. r 8·2 x 12.:6 cm. Good scholar's naskh. Dated Sunday, rr Rajab 733 (11 April 1332). " 4004 MADDAT AL-HAY.AT. "WA-HIFZ. AL-NAPS MIN AL- A.FAT, by Badr al-Din M~ammad b. AbI Bakr AL-FA.RISI ( d. 677/ 1278). [Medical prescriptions.] Foll. 62. r7·4x 13 cm. Excellent scholar's naskh. Copyist, Ibrahim b. 'Abd al-Ra9-man al-Nasikh al-TarabulusI al-IJanafI. Dated 5 Ramagan 883 (30 November 1479) .. Brockelmann, Suppl. i. 867. DESCRIPTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS 3 4005 KITAB Fl AMRAJ) AL-'AIN, by 'Izz al-Din Abu 'Abd Allah Mul).ammad b. Abr Bakr b. 'Abd al-'Aziz B. JAMA'A al-KinanI al-Shafi'I (d. 819/1416). [ A treatise on ophthalmology.] Foll. 96. 14· 5 x 9·3 cm. Clear scholar's naskh. Dated 15 Sha'ban 940 ( 1 March 1534). No other copy appears to be recorded. * Transcribed from the author's autograph. 4006 SHARlf AL-QANUNJA, by Mul).ammad b. Mul).ammad AL.. TABIB (jl. 915/1510). [ A commentary on al-Qiiniinja, an epitome, by Mal).mud b. 'Umar AL-JAGHMINI al-Khwariz,mI (jl. 7/13th century), of IBN SINA's al-Qaniin.] Foll. 180. 17·8 x 12·6 cm. Good scholar's nasta'liq. AUTOGRAPH. Dated 15 Jumada I 915 (3 r August 1509). Brockelmann i. 457. 4007 TA'TlR AL-ANAM Fl TA'BlR AL-MANAM, by ½bd al .. GhanIAL-NABULUSI (d. rr43/r731). [ A dictionary of oneiromancy.] Foll. 266. 30·8 x 18·3 cm. Clear scholar's naskh. Copyist, Isma'Il b. Mul).ammad Khalifa. Dated Monday, 6 Shauwal I 182 (24 February 1769). Brockelmann ii. 346, Suppl. ii. 473• * Transcribed from the author's autograph. 4 DESCRIPTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS 4008 SHARif AL-MASA'IL AL-$AGH1R, by Abu '1-Qasim 'Abd al-Ral}man b. 'Ali B. ABI $.ADIQ al-NisaburI (jl. 460/1068). [ Answers to medical problems.] Foll. I o 5. 18 · 5 x 1 2 · 5 cm. Clear scholar's naskh. Copyist, MulJammad b. 'Abd al-Malik b. 'Asakir al-Shafi'I al­ Ba'labakkI. Dated Wednesday, 23 Dhu.'1-Qa'da 715 (18 February 1316). No other copy appears to be recorded. 4009 AL-TA§RlF LI-MAN 'AJIZA 'AN AL-TA'LlF, by Abu 'I-Qasim Khalaf b. al-'Abbas AL-ZAHRA.WI (d. 404/1013). [The first volume of a medical encyclopedia.] Foll. 24 I. 29 x 17· 5 cm. Clear scholar's naskh. Undated, 1o / 16th century. Brockelmann i. 239, Suppl. i. 425. 4010 MA LA YASA"U 'L-'fABlB JAHLUH, by Shams al-Din Yusu( b. Isma"Il al-KhuwaiyI al-BaghdadI al-Shafi'I AL-KUTUBI (jl. 710/ l 310). [A dictionary manual of medicine.] Foll. 368. 30· 5 x 20 cm. Excellent scholar's naskh. Undated, 10/ 16th century. Brockelmann ii. 169, Suppl. ii. 219. 4011 SHIFA" .d.L-ASQAM WA-DAW.A' AL-ALAM, by Khic;lr b. ~II al-Khattab J:Iajjr Basha AL-AIDiNi (d. 816/1413), [The second half of a treatise on medicine.] DESCRIPTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS 5 Foll. 441. 25 x 17 cm. Clear scholar's naskh. Copyist, Yusuf b. Mu}.1.ammad b. Muqammad b. 'Ali al-SharbinI al-Jarraq. Dated Thursday, 2 Jumada II r 03 6 ( r 8 February 1627). Brockelmann ii. 2 3 3, Sup pl. ii. 3 26. 4012 AL-WAJ)Ilf AL-DALIL FI MUDAWAT AL-'ALIL, by Mu}.iammad b. 'A.II b. 'Abd Allah al-MasurI AL-TAWAHHUMl (ft. 11/17th century). [ A manual of medicine.] Foll. 195-9 contain a commentary on a medical poem attributed to HIPPOCRATES. Foll. r 99. 29 x 19· 5 cm. Good scholar's naskh. Copyist, al-Fuc;lail b. Mu}.iammad b. al-I;Iasan al-Khallal. Dated Monday, 20 RabI~ II 1099 (24January 1688). No other copy appears to be recorded. 4013 (1) TAQWlM AL-ABDAN FI TADBIR AL-INS.AN, by Abu 'A.II Ya}.iya b. ~tsa B. JAZLA (d. 493/r 100). [ A short treatise on medicine; foll. r-7a.] Brockelmann i. 48 5, Sup pl. i. 888. Foll. 7b-10 contain various scraps. ( 2) MUKHTA$AR MUFRADAT IBN AL-BAITAR, by ½bd al-Ra}.1.man b. Dawud al-I;Ianbali al-QadirI AL-DIMASHQI. [ An epitome of the jaml mefradiit al-ad'l£;iya wa'l-aghdhiya, the dictionary of simple drugs by IBN AL-BAITAR (d. 646/1248); foll. 11-110.] No other copy appears to be recorded. Foll. r 10. 26•5 x 17·5 cm. Good scholar's naskh. Undated, 10/16th century. 6 DESCRIPTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS 4014 (1) AL-RISALAT AL-NAS'lYA [Anon.] [A treatise on medicine with special reference to fevers; foll. 1 -34.] Any other copy ? (2) AL-RISALAT AL-FAJ)ILlYA, by Abu eimran Musa b. cUbaid Allah B. MAIMON al-QurtubI (d. 601/1204). [A treatise on poisons and antidotes; foll. 35-50.] Brockelmann i. 490, Suppl. i. 894. (3) MAQALA FI 'L-JIMA', by IBN MAIMON. [A tract on coition; foll. 5 1-5 5.] Brockelmann i. 490, Suppl. i. 894. Foll. 56-68 contain various medical scraps. Foll. 68. 20·7 x 15 cm. Excellent scholar's naskh. Undated, 1 o / 1 6th century. 4015 MAQALA F1 T ADBlR AL-§IIJ.IJ.A, by IBN MAIMON (d. 601/1204). [ A medical treatise.] Foll. 20. I 7· 5 x l 1 cm. Excellent scholar's nasta "liq. Dated 970 ( l 562-3). Brockelmann i. 489, Suppl. i. 894. 4016 FU$t1L MUNTAKHABA MIN KITAB IBN JUMAie [Anon.] [Extracts from al-Irshiid li-ma1alib al-anfus wa'l-ajsad, a text­ book of medicine by Abu '1-Makarim Hibat Allah B. JUMAr al-Isra'ilI (d. 594/ r 198).] Foll. 108. 2-1·5 x 15•5 cm. Clear scholar's naskh. Undated, 10/ 16th century. · See Brockelmann i. 489, Suppl. i. 892. DESCRIPTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS 7 4017 AL-GHINA WA'L-MUNA, by Abu Man§iir al-I;-Iasan b.
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