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Stranglewort (Cynanche erectus), afûqûnûn, i.e., khâniq al-kalb, serves to illustrate smîlâkhis [top]; Holly Oak, Holm Oak (Quereusilex smîlâkhis), illustrates afûqûnûn, i.e., top and bottom images are reversed [bottom], fol. 205v

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Stranglewort (Cynanche erectus), afûqûnûn, i.e., khâniq al-kalb, serves to illustrate smîlâkhis [top]; Holly Oak, Holm Oak (Quereusilex smîlâkhis), illustrates afûqûnûn, i.e., top and bottom images are reversed [bottom], fol. 205v
Names
Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq al-ʻIbādī, 809?-873 (Translator)
Mihrân ibn Mansûr ibn Mihrân (fl. 12th cent.) (Translator)
Mîrzâ Bâqir (fl. 19th c.) (Calligrapher)
Mîrzâ Bâqir (fl. 19th c.) (Artist)
Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos (Author)
Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh, Shah of Iran, 1831-1896 (Patron)
Collection

Fī Hayūlā al-tibb

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1889 - 1890
Place: Tehran or Mashhad?
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Persian MS. 39
Topics
Medicine, Arab
Medicinal plants
Botany, Medical
Medicine, Greek and Roman
Genres
Manuscripts
Illustrations
Botanical illustrations
Physical Description
Extent: Two images on one page. 15.5 x 14.2 cm [top]; 17.4 x 16.6 cm [bottom].
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
Arabic
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7e433e0-c6b8-012f-ba9b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1889: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Stranglewort (Cynanche erectus), afûqûnûn, i.e., khâniq al-kalb, serves to illustrate smîlâkhis [top]; Holly Oak, Holm Oak (Quereusilex smîlâkhis), illustrates afûqûnûn, i.e., top and bottom images are reversed [bottom]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889 - 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-7a94-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Stranglewort (Cynanche erectus), afûqûnûn, i.e., khâniq al-kalb, serves to illustrate smîlâkhis [top]; Holly Oak, Holm Oak (Quereusilex smîlâkhis), illustrates afûqûnûn, i.e., top and bottom images are reversed [bottom]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 2, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-7a94-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1889 - 1890). Stranglewort (Cynanche erectus), afûqûnûn, i.e., khâniq al-kalb, serves to illustrate smîlâkhis [top]; Holly Oak, Holm Oak (Quereusilex smîlâkhis), illustrates afûqûnûn, i.e., top and bottom images are reversed [bottom] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-7a94-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Stranglewort (Cynanche erectus), afûqûnûn, i.e., khâniq al-kalb, serves to illustrate smîlâkhis [top]; Holly Oak, Holm Oak (Quereusilex smîlâkhis), illustrates afûqûnûn, i.e., top and bottom images are reversed [bottom]