COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
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Manchester~91~1
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Image Number:
Bookreader_MMM_23_2_14
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Bookreader_MMM_23_2_14
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Reference Number:
MMM/23/2/14
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MMM/23/2/14
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Parent Work Title:
Avicenna's Canon of Medicine
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Avicenna's Canon of Medicine
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Creator:
Avicenna, 980-1037
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Avicenna, 980-1037
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
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Date Created:
[date not identified]
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Description:
A note on the inside of one of the boards by Thomas Windsor indicates that the manuscript was purchased by the Manchester Medical Society on 5 February 1877 at the sale of the library of Georg Heinrich Pertz (1795-1876) in Leipzig. An additional note has been inserted over this one by a Professor, dated 14 May 1878 and confirming the content as the first four books of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine.
The manuscript is constituted as follows: Book 1 ff.1-36, Book 2 ff.37-50, Book 3 ff.51-74, Book 4 ff.74-126. The beginnings of books 2-4 and the final page contain some decoration in red ink. There are notes, also in Hebrew, and occasional manicules evident in the margins throughout.
The manuscript is constituted as follows: Book 1 ff.1-36, Book 2 ff.37-50, Book 3 ff.51-74, Book 4 ff.74-126. The beginnings of books 2-4 and the final page contain some decoration in red ink. There are notes, also in Hebrew, and occasional manicules evident in the margins throughout.
description
A note on the inside of one of the boards by Thomas Windsor indicates that the manuscript was purchased by the Manchester Medical Society on 5 February 1877 at the sale of the library of Georg Heinrich Pertz (1795-1876) in Leipzig. An additional note has been inserted over this one by a Professor, dated 14 May 1878 and confirming the content as the first four books of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine.
The manuscript is constituted as follows: Book 1 ff.1-36, Book 2 ff.37-50, Book 3 ff.51-74, Book 4 ff.74-126. The beginnings of books 2-4 and the final page contain some decoration in red ink. There are notes, also in Hebrew, and occasional manicules evident in the margins throughout.
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Subject:
Medicine--Early works to 1800
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Medicine--Early works to 1800
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
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Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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Medium:
Ink
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Ink
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
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Item Height:
198 mm
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198 mm
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Item Width:
140 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Manchester Medical Society, former owner
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Manchester Medical Society, former owner
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Provenance:
Pertz, G. H. (Georg Heinrich), 1795-1876, former owner
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Pertz, G. H. (Georg Heinrich), 1795-1876, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-01-21
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-03
Educational Notes:
Hebraica 50 Objects
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Hebraica 50 Objects
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Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Stefania Silvestri
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Stefania Silvestri
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Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
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