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Compendium of Medicine
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
Walters manuscript W.595 is a compendium/encyclopedia of medicine entitled Zakhirah-i Khvarazmshahi, composed by Zayn al-Din al-Jurjani (died 531 AH/AD 1136). It was copied by Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ibn Mahammad al-Zarir (?) al-Kazaruni Shirani in 889 AH/AD 1484. The text opens with a double-page illuminated incipit with verses alluding to the title of the work.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement (min kutub) and seal on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988 | Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 12 x W: 7 5/16 in. (30.5 x 18.5 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.595
