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53 - Nizam al-Din Ahmad al-Gilani, known as Hakim'ul Mulk, Majmu'a Sharifa Fi'Tibb,
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Nizam al-Din Ahmad al-Gilani, known as Hakim'ul Mulk, Majmu'a Sharifa Fi'Tibb, dedicated to Sultan Abdullah Qutubshah, ruler of Golconda (1626-72), dated AH 1055/AD 1645 or later, Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 140ff, 17-21 lines to the page written in nasta'liq and naskhscript with significant words in red, waterstaining restricted to outer margins, brown morocco with gold-stamped central medallions, rebacked Folio 25.7 x 15cm Provenance: Bonhams, 15 April 2010, Lot 25 The present manuscript is a compilation of Greek and Islamic scholarship on medicine, interspersed with accounts of court life, compiled by an Arab emigre to the Deccan who served as Prime Minister to the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda from 1654 to 1672, dedicated to Sultan ‘Abd Allah Qutub Shah. Deccan, North India, 17th century.
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