vellum
Egypt
10th Century
Source: Efraim Lev, 'Mediators between Theoretical and Practical Medieval Knowledge', Medical History, 2013, 57(4), 507–515.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"T–S Ar.45.40 (figure 5) – Notebook: Pharmacopoeia. Judaeo-Arabic; Oriental semi cursive script; vellum; 2 leaves (1 bifolio, mutilated and stained; 13 × 27.8 cm; 10–15 lines; f.2r is blank."
Remarks
This fragment is identified as a medical notebook or pharmacopoeia from the Cairo Genizah (p. 509). It is a bifolio made of vellum, currently mutilated and stained. It contains various medical recipes written in Judaeo-Arabic using Oriental semi-cursive script. The notebook format is indicated by the less formal setting of information compared to professional medical books (p. 507).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Paleographical analysis
Codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeParchment
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorEfraim Lev, 'Mediators between Theoretical and Practical Medieval Knowledge', Medical History, 2013, 57
CollectionT–S Ar.45.40
Language
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