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Commentary on an Abridgment of the Canon of Medicine
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
Walters manuscript W.588 is a copy of the commentary by Muhammad al-Aqsara'i (died 779 AH/AD 1378), entitled Hall al-Mujiz, on the abridgment of Avicenna's Canon of medicine (al-Qanun fi al-tibb) by Ibn al-Nafis (died 687 AH/AD 1288). Written in 969 AH/AD 1561 by Khalil Allah Isfarayini, this scholarly codex contains numerous marginal and interlinear glosses and corrections.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Muhammad Sadiq [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1a]; Muhammad Shafi' al-Tabib [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement and seal on fol. 1a]; 'Abd Allah Malti al-Tabib [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [private seal on fol. 1b]; 'Abbas Wasim, [1]144 AH [mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement and seal dated [1]144 AH on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 9 13/16 x W: 4 15/16 in. (25 x 12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.588
