Treatise on chemistry and natural philosophy

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 1593
  • Dates of Creation
    • 15th century
  • Language of Material
    • Arabic Syriac
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item 49 fols.

Scope and Content

A treatise on chemistry and natural philosophy containing numerous diagrams and illustrations. The main text of the work is in Syriac, with many of the descriptions of the illustrations, as well as the marginalia, in Arabic Garshuni.A listing of alchemical symbols is found on folios 1v-2r. The handwriting of the text changes drastically after f 43r, and a brief passage in Arabic can be found on f 46v.

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