MS Arabic 426

Essential medical knowledge, arranged in ten chapters in the form of questions and answers. Hand note: Script: Naskh Ink:Black, headings and dividers are highlighted in red. Diacritical dots for tā' marbūṭa and yā' are occasionally missing or misplaced. Dialectal features: instead of ث is ت, instead of ذ is د. Ḥamzas are misplaced with alīfs and yā's. Ownership note: Known owners: 1. Fr. Dīmitriyūs Basīliyūs al-Qānūnī al-Bāsīlī (cf. WMS Arabic 422), 2. Sāmī Ibrāhīm Ḥaddād (1986) Acquisition note: Sotheby's lot 483 (22/21.11.1985)