Walters Ms. W.675, Single leaf from the Arabic version of Dioscorides' De materia medica De materia medica Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos scribe ʿAbd Allāh ibn Faḍl عبد الله بن فضل Principal cataloger Gacek, Adam Cataloger Landau, Amy Cataloger Smith, Sita Copy editor Bockrath, Diane Contributor Barrera, Christina Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Herbert, Lynley Contributor Mednyanszky, Orsolya Contributor Noel, William Contributor Simpson, Shreve Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Toth, Michael B. Contributor Valle, Chiara Conservator Jewell, Stephanie Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 This is a single leaf from a dispersed manuscript (Aya Sofya 3703, later Top Kapi Seray 2147) of the Arabic version of De materia medica by Dioscorides (fl. ca. 65 CE) that was copied in 621 AH / 1224 CE in Baghdad. Approximately thirty illustrations were removed from this parent manuscript that are now in public and private collections. The Walters' leaf depicts two doctors preparing medicine. A funnel is set on a tripod over a vessel. The two men preparing the medicinal draught stand on either side of the tripod beside two fruit trees. The text is written in partially vocalized naskh script in brownish-black and red ink. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.675 The primary language in this manuscript is Arabic. W.675a - W.675b De materia medica scribe

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 Foliation: Not applicable33.5 24.9 24.0 17.0 Written in partially vocalized naskh script in brownish-black and red ink One illustration Two doctors preparing medicine Illustration This illustration depicts two doctors preparing medicine. The text is written in partially vocalized naskh script in brownish-black and red ink. Text page Text page [Rajab 621 AH / 1224 CE] Baghdad Copied in Baghdad in 621 AH / 1224 CE Library of Aya Sofya, Istanbul, no. 3703 Removed from manuscript no. 3703, likely late 19th-early 20th century Acquired by Fredrik Robert Martin (1868-1933), Stockholm, before 1912 Acquired by Max Williams (1865-1927), New York Acquired by Dikran Kelekian (1868-1951), New York, ca. 1928 Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest Relevant Works Anet, Claude. "Exhibition of Persian Miniatures at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris I." Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 22, no. 115 (1912), fig. a. Dimand, M. S. 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