Ars medica ( Ars parva ) الصناعة الصغيرة Galen جالينوس With commentary by Abū al-Faraj ‘Abd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib (أبو الفرج عبد الله بن الطيب)

Arundel Or 52

Download PDF (1 GB)

Search within this record

The record is made up of Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. i+114+i. It was created in 448. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

About this record

Content

A copy of Galen's Τέχνη ἰατρική ( Ars medica ) in the Arabic version thought to be by Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq al-‘Ibādī. In Arabic, the text is called الصناعة الصغيرة ( Ars parva ). The text is accompanied by a commentary by Abū al-Faraj ‘Abd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib (أبو الفرج عبد الله بن الطيب). The copy is dated Dhū al-Ḥijjah 448 (February-March 1057; see colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. fol. 114v, line 16, transcribed below), just 14 years after Ibn al-Ṭayyib's death in 435/1043.

Begins (f. 2v, lines 2-6):

تفسير الشيخ الحـ[...]ـب الفيلسوف أبي الفرج عبد الله بن الطيب

أطال الله بقاه لكتاب جالينوس الموسوم بالصناعة الصغيرة

التعليم الأول

لما كانت الأبدان الغير بقية كلما عددناها ودناها شدًا كما

قال بقراط ...

Ends (f. 114, lines 8-11):

صداعًا والحلو لعلظه يولد عدًا غليظًا وأصناف الحمر

وإنها نافع وموافق لمزاج الإنسان وإنها لا (!) قد

شرحت من كتاب تدبير الأصحاء وهاهنا ينقضي تعليمنا

وبانقضائه ينقضي الكتاب بأسره

Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f. 114v, lines 11-16):

... تم تفسير

الشيخ الفاضل الفيلسوف أبي الفرج عبد الله بن الطيب

أطال الله بقاه لكتاب جالينوس الموسوم بالصناعة الصغيرة

والحمد لله كثيرًا (؟) وصلى الله على خير به (؟) من خلقه محمد وآله وسلم تسليمًأ (؟)

فرغ من نسخه حسن بن محمد بن أحمد بن محمد ولي آل محمد المعروف بابن صباح

المسكي الفلسطيني في اليوم الثاني عشر من ذي الحجة سنة ثمان وأربعين وأربعمائة

A note in English written about AD 1773 and bound into the volume as folio 1 gives a brief history of the manuscript, mistakenly claiming that Ibn al-Ṭayyib was a Jew; he was a Nestorian Christian.

Extent and format
Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. i+114+i
Physical characteristics

Material: Paper

Dimensions: 210 x 143 mm leaf [143 x 91 mm written]

Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil

Ruling: No ruling visible; 17-20 lines per page; vertical spacing 11 lines per 10 cm

Script: Naskh ; almost entirely unpointed

Ink: Black

Binding: European binding of brown leather; both covers gilt tooled with coat of arms and inscription 'Bibliotheca Arundeliana'

Condition: Minor worm damage, some repairs; some quires loose

Marginalia: Almost none

Written in
Arabic in Arabic script
Type
Manuscript

Archive information for this record

Access & Reference

Original held at
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference
Arundel Or 52

History of this record

Date(s)
448 (AH, Hijri qamari)
Provenance

Seven semi-legible owners' inscriptions appear on the title page (f. 2r), one of which has been deleted and another is dated 1116 AH/AD 1704-5.

Related material

Select Bibliography

Edition of Arabic text (without Ibn al-Ṭayyib's commentary):

  • Jālīnūs, al-Ṣināʻah al-ṣaghīrah , edited by Muḥammad Salīm Sālim (Cairo: al-Hayʾah al-Miṣrīyah al-ʻĀmmah lil-Kitāb, 1988)

Use and share this record

Share this record
Cite this record in your research

Ars medica ( Ars parva ) الصناعة الصغيرة Galen جالينوس With commentary by Abū al-Faraj ‘Abd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib (أبو الفرج عبد الله بن الطيب), British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Arundel Or 52, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000035324.0x000001> [accessed 5 October 2024]

Link to this record
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000035324.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images