Arabic medical manuscripts

Name: Arabic medical manuscripts
Cuisine: Oxford

Oxford

Source: Y. Tzvi Langermann (2012). Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 75, pp 565-567

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Evidence

"Although all of the texts described are in the Arabic language, not all are written in Arabic script: quite a few are written in the Hebrew alphabet. ... Other texts are written in Karshuni. ... some words are printed out in Syriac"

Remarks

The catalogue documents over two hundred Arabic-language medical manuscripts held by the Bodleian Library. The reviewer notes that while the language is Arabic, the scripts used vary significantly, including Hebrew, Karshuni (Arabic in Syriac script), and Syriac (p. 566). For example, Kitab al-Kafi by Abu Bakr al-Razi (colophon in plate X) is transcribed into Hebrew letters (p. 567). The catalogue itself transcribes these extracts back into the Arabic alphabet for the entries (p. 567).

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Inferred

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Metadata

Material Type

ink

RegionOxford

Source Information

TitleSavage-Smith: A New Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. Volume I: Medicine

AuthorY. Tzvi Langermann

CollectionUnknown

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