Zayn al-Din Jurjani (d.1136 AD), Zakhirah-yi Khwarazmshahi ('Treasury dedicated to the king of Khwarazmshahi'), an encyclopaedia of medical science, books I-V, Persia, dated 607 AH/1210 AD

Persian manuscript on paper, 145 leaves, 35 lines to the page, written in naskh script in black ink, titles in thuluth in black ink, keywords picked out in red, ruled in red, re-margined, in black leather binding

In reasonably good condition, re-margined with occasional remains of sello tape, re-bound, the margins clean, water and various stains, restorations throughout, occasional minor holes and smudges to the ink, the binding worn, as viewed.
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