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ACQUISITIONS OF 1980-7 (Or. 20.398)

Cod.Or. 20.398 IJulasat at-tibb An undated copy of an anonymous compendium on medicine. The title is mentioned on the ‘title page’ (la) and in ff. 2b: 17-8 and 3b: 17. At least two works of the same title are documented; they were written by, respectively, Hayatlzade Mustafa FeyzT (d. 1103/1692, cf. ‘OM III, pp. 232-3) and his student Mustafa Efendi (d. 1157/1744-5, cf. ‘OM III, p. 237). In the introduction the author (‘bu fakir’) however, states that he was inspired to write the work in 1163 (1749-50) when he was 71 (2a: 17) or 72 (3b: 15) years old - the opening page occurs twice with slight variations - this would rule out the authorship of both. The compendium was based on ‘texts and commentaries’ found in a number of ‘respected books’ (2b:19-20/3b:19), among them Nüh Efendi, Süleyman Efendi, and Salih Efendi (see also Cod.Or. 20.397, above). The work lacks a clear structure. Subjects treated are: the human temperament, the body, diseases, the effect of food and drink, sleep, symptoms, pulsation, and various body fluids. The work ends with a conclusion (hütime, 27b). Marginal additions, mostly by the copyist, and indications of content. Bound in soft cardboard covered in varicoloured marbled paper with a worn brown leather back; glazed cream paper; 30 folios; 212x150 mm and 155x85 mm, varying; 21 lines; catchwords; small ta'ltk; headings, rubrics and lines in red; without date or name of a copyist. Acquired from Fatatri in May 1987. Begins (2b/3b): »jl«« ^j Ilit aj VI aV j ^ 4 i Cy* ^W ... u tiLJ» J*l 0* 'll« OJ.» »-J® fit J-» Ends (27b): ‘- ;r J <LJlia ># ... (*U3 ^ [V] a>aïL^£» A-t ** AliLyail a ‘*- jJ a J-jL> J u m a’Jj)