Manuscript of al-Suyuti's work on prophetic medicine

Suyuti, Jalal al-Din al-. Al-Tibb al-Nabawi [Prophetic Medicine].

€ 15.000,00

A medical manuscript by one of the leading figures of medieval science, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (1445-1505). Al-Suyuti was an enormously prolific polymath whose "versatility stands out as unique in the history of Arabic literature" (cf. GAL II, 144). Most printed editions of Al-Tibb al-Nabawi seem to be falsely attributed to Dhahabi, making this manuscript copy, with the correct attribution, of particular interest. Indeed, it is considered one of al-Suyuti's notable works, and comprises the popular and important genre of prophetic medicine, one of the many fields in which al-Suyuti was informed and wrote in the medieval period.

Light exterior wear, with remarkably tidy and clear script.