GB 1538 S101 - Arabic book of pharmaceutical recipes

Identity area

Reference code

GB 1538 S101

Title

Arabic book of pharmaceutical recipes

Date(s)

  • [19th century] (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 vol.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Unknown

Archival history

Acquired by the College Library from the estate of Roy Dobbin in 1938.

GB 1538 S101 [19th century] Collection (fonds) 1 vol. [Dija , Abu Muhammed Abdullah Ahmad]

Unknown

Acquired by the College Library from the estate of Roy Dobbin in 1938.

Transferred from the Library to the College Archives in April 2008.

Copy of a manuscript volume containing pharmaceutical recipes according to the teachings of Najm Aldean Ayyûb by his student [Abu Muhammed Abdullah Ahmad Dija]. The manuscript is dated 890 in the Islamic calendar (1469 in the Gregorian calendar), this is thought to be the date of the original manuscript of which this is a copy.

Single volume

Arabic

Bound in a volume.

No additional finding aids.

Compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jul 2008 Pharmacology National cultures Information sources Islamic culture Documents Pharmacopoeias Arab culture Medical sciences

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred from the Library to the College Archives in April 2008.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Copy of a manuscript volume containing pharmaceutical recipes according to the teachings of Najm Aldean Ayyûb by his student [Abu Muhammed Abdullah Ahmad Dija]. The manuscript is dated 890 in the Islamic calendar (1469 in the Gregorian calendar), this is thought to be the date of the original manuscript of which this is a copy.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Single volume

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Arabic

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

No additional finding aids.

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Note

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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