Ibn Ilyās, Manṣūr ibn Muḥammad, fl. 1384 ابن إلياس، منصور بن محمد، fl. 1384
Published / Created:
14--?]
Call Number:
Manuscript Persian S-14
Image Count:
56
Alternative Title:
Tashrīḥ-i badan-i insān and تشريح بدن إنسان
Description:
Manuscript., Persian., Copied in ca. IX cent. H/XV cent. CE. 25 folios in medium size naskh, illustrated with 6 full page anatomical figures, pen drawn in various colours, among them being one representing the arterial system of a pregnant woman. The written surface measures 17x13 cm; 25 lines per page. Catchwords and headings in red; Indian influence noticeable; laid paprer is brown. Ref. Ullmann, Medizin, p. 180. Provenance-Cushing Persian Ms. 14., An illustrated treatise on human anatomy, usually referred to as Tashrīh-i Mansūrī (Mansūr's Anatomy); dedicated to Sultan Ziyāʾ al-Ḥaqq wa-al-Salṭanah wa-al-Dīn Amīr Zād Pīr Muḥammad Bahādur (fol. 2a, lines 3-4), who is probably Pīr Muhammad ibn ʻUmar ibn Tīmūr, the Timurid ruler of Fars from 1393-1409., and Digital version available;
