Arabic book of pharmaceutical recipes
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1538 S101 |
Held at | : Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/library-services/archives-and-heritage/archives/ › |
Full title | : Arabic book of pharmaceutical recipes |
Date(s) | : [19th century] |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 vol. |
Name of creator(s) | : [Dija | Abu Muhammed Abdullah Ahmad] |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Unknown
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
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.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Arabic
System of arrangement:
Single volume
Conditions governing access:
Conditions governing reproduction:
Finding aids:
No additional finding aids.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Acquired by the College Library from the estate of Roy Dobbin in 1938.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Transferred from the Library to the College Archives in April 2008.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
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.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Jul 2008
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