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- [19th century] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 vol.
Context area
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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.
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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.
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Accruals
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Single volume
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Arabic
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No additional finding aids.
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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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- English