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Balsam tree (Commiphora spp.), al-balasân

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Title
Balsam tree (Commiphora spp.), al-balasân, fol. 27
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: [see: 1 or 2 images?]. [15.5 x 16.3 cm] 15 x 13 cm.
Description
Three varieties are shown; two with one man each tapping the sap, one with two doing the same. (Schmitz, p. 16)
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
Arabic
Identifiers
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 18.01.036
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4229b500-c604-012f-b16b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1889: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Balsam tree (Commiphora spp.), al-balasân" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889 - 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eaa0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Balsam tree (Commiphora spp.), al-balasân" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eaa0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1889 - 1890). Balsam tree (Commiphora spp.), al-balasân Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eaa0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Balsam tree (Commiphora spp.), al-balasân