Contributions

  • Aristotle, attributed name - Contributor
  • Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner - Contributor
  • Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library) - Contributor

Publication

1700 - , between 1700 and 1850?, No place, unknown, or undetermined

Language

Arabic

Word Count

14,750 words, Guess

Page Count

59 pages

Identifiers

Alternate Titles

  • Dhakhīrat al-Iskandar

Description

Copy of a treatise on talismans and astrology said to be by Aristotle who wrote it for Alexander the Great, then said to have been translated into Arabic at the request of the Caliph al-Muʻtaṣim. 23 ink illustrations of various creatures drawn on slightly darker paper pasted onto the substrate.

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