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IMAGES OF MEDIEVAL MEDICAL MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE BAKU COLLECTION Institute of Manuscripts of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences |
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Skeleton of a human from “Kifayeyi-Mansuri” by Mansur ibn Muhammad. Written in 1423 AD Copied in 1653 AD |
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A page from Risaleyi-Khulasat al-Abdan (Abbreviated Medical Treatise) by Ali Brusavi. (18th AD). Baku’s Institute of Manuscripts. |
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"Book On Surgery and Instruments" by Abulkasim Zakhravi (died in 1013 AD), who nwas known in medieval Europe as Abulcasis (the Latinized form of "Abulkasim"). The book gives description of different types of surgical treatment and provides drawings of hundreds of surgical instruments which were used 1000 years ago. Included in the Memory of the World register of UNESCO. |
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A chapter from “Rasail al-Mushfiyya fi Amraz al-Mushkulat” (18th century AD, Turkish) with recipes of medicines against diseases of stomach. Baku, Institute of Manuscripts. |
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"Zakhirai-Nizamshahi by Rustam Jurjani . This book was written in the 13th century and imitates the famous medical book by Zeynaddin Jurjani. Rustam Jurjani's manuscript is unique, because it is the only manuscript of this book in the world. Included in the Memory of the World register of UNESCO. |
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Pictures of medicinal plants and animals from "Ikhtiyarati-Badii" by Zeynalabdin Attar (Ali Ansari). Institute of Manuscripts, Baku. Copied in 1686 century AD. |
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Pictures of medicinal plants and animals from "Ikhtiyarati-Badii" by Zeynalabdin Attar (Ali Ansari), written in 14th c. AD. Copied in 1686 AD. Institute of Manuscripts, Baku. |
