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Catalogue: Dietetics and Regimen


Blue arrow pointing to the right A Note on Dietetics and Regimen
Blue arrow pointing to the right Tadbīr al-afāl min Kitāb al-Bayān (MS A 87, item 6)
(The Management of Infants, taken from the "Book of Explanation")
تدبير الاطفال من كتاب البيان
anonymous, probably from Abū ‘Alī Yayá ibn ‘Īsá Ibn Jazlah (d. 1100/493)
ابو على يحيى ابن عيسى ابن جزله

Blue arrow pointing to the right Nuzhat al-adhhān fī a al-abdān (MS A 92, item 5)
(The Delight of the Minds Concerning the Improvement of Bodies)
نزهة الاذهان فى اصلاح الابدان
by Dā’ūd ibn ‘Umar al-Anākī (d. 1599/1008)
داود ابن عمر الانطاكي

Blue arrow pointing to the right [Methods of Washing]    (MS A 83/I, item 2)
Anonymous

Blue arrow pointing to the right Risālah fī ukm al-siwāk   (MS A 19.1)
(Essay on the Regimen of the Toothbrush)
رسالة فى حكم السواك
by Muammad al-Āqkirmānī (fl. c. 1747/1160)
محمد الاقكرمانى

Blue arrow pointing to the right Kitāb al-Īā fīi asrār al-nikī   (MS A 89, item 2)
(The Elucidation of the Secrets of Sexual Intercourse)
كتاب الايضاح في اسرار النكاح
by ‘Abd al-Ramān ibn Nar ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Shayzarī (fl. 1164/560)
عبد الرحمان ابن نصر الن عبد الله الشيزرى

Blue arrow pointing to the right Nuzhat al-albāb fī-mā lā yūjadu fī kitāb (MS A 51)
(The Delight of Hearts concerning What is Not Found in a Book)
نزهة الالباب فيما لا يوجد فى كتاب
by Amad ibn Yūsuf al-Tīfāshī (d. 1253/651)
احمد ابن يوسف التيفاشى

Blue arrow pointing to the right al-Raw al-yāni‘ fī akām al-tazwīj wa-ādāb al-majāmi‘ (MS A 89, item 1)
(The Ripe Garden on the Principles of Marriage and the Proper Conduct of Sexual Intercourse)
الروض اليانع فى احكام التزويج واداب المجامع
by Muammad ‘Abd Allāh ibn Muammad ibn Mas‘ūd al-Dar‘ī al-Tafjarūtī al-Tamakrūtī (d. after 1572/980)

Blue arrow pointing to the right Ladhdhat al-nisā’   (MS P 24, item 1)
(The Enjoyment of Women)
لذة النساء
translated and illustrated by Ziyā’ [al-Dīn] Nakhshabī (? 18th century)
ضياء [ضياء الدين] نخشبى

Blue arrow pointing to the right [On Sexual Hygiene]   (MS P 26, item 6)
Anonymous

Blue arrow pointing to the right Risāla dar khāīyat-i zanān   (MS P 29, marginal item 14)
(Essay on the Nature of Women)
رساله در خاصيت زنان
Anonymous

Blue arrow pointing to the right Muannaf fī al-ghāliyah   (MS A 35, item 1)
(A Treatise on Ghaliyah)
مصنف فى غالية
by Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūī (d. 1505/911)
جلال الدين السيوطى

Blue arrow pointing to the right Zād al-musāfarīn   (MS P 23, item 1)
(Provisions for Travelers)
كتاب زاد المسافرين
by Muammad Mahdī ibn ‘Alī Naqī (fl. 1728/1141)
محمد مهدى ابن على نقى

Blue arrow pointing to the right Tadāruk anwā‘ al-khaā’ al-wāqi‘ fī al-tadbīr   (MS A 73)
(Rectifying Mistakes Occurring in Regimen)
تدارك انوع الخطاء الواقع فى التدبير
or
Fī-mā yadfa‘u darar al-aghdhiyah
(On What Will Counteract the Harmful Effect of Diet)
by Abū ‘Alī al-usayn ibn ‘Abd Allāh Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) (d. 1037/428)
ابو على الحسين ابن عبد الله ابن سينا

Blue arrow pointing to the right [On Food and Drink]   (MS P 26, item 2)
by Amīn al-Dīn Rashīd [al-Dīn] Va (fl. c. 1290/689)
امين الدين رشيد [الدين] وطواط

Blue arrow pointing to the right [A Tabular Treatise on Foods]   (MS P 26, item 1)
Anonymous, possibly by Amīn al-Dīn Rashīd [al-Dīn] Va (fl. c. 1290/689)
امين الدين رشيد [الدين] وطواط

Blue arrow pointing to the right [On Foodstuffs]   (MS P 16.1, item 3)
by Ghiyāth al-Dīn ‘Ali al-Ifahānī (fl. 879/1474)
غياث الدين على ابن اميرا الحسينى الاصفهاني

Blue arrow pointing to the right Manhal fī al-kunāfah wa-al-qaā'if   (MS A 35, item 9)
(A Pool concerning "Kunafah" and "Qata'if")
منهل فى الكنافة والقطائف
by Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūī (d. 1505/911)
جلال الدين السيوطى

Blue arrow pointing to the right al-Maqāmah al-zumurrudīyah   (MS A 35, item 7)
(The Emerald Maqāmah )
المقامة الزمردية
by Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūī (d. 1505/911)
جلال الدين السيوطى

Blue arrow pointing to the right Nathl al-kattān fī al-kushknān   (MS A 35, item 2)
(The Cleaning of Flax in Dry Bread)
نثل الكتان فى الخشكنان
by Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūī (d. 1505/911)
جلال الدين السيوطى

Blue arrow pointing to the right al-Maqāmah al-fustuqīyah   (MS A 35, item 3)
(The Pistachio Maqāmah )
المقامة الفستقية
by Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūī (d. 1505/911)
جلال الدين السيوطى

Blue arrow pointing to the right [On Foodstuffs]   (MS A 91, item 2)
Anonymous

Blue arrow pointing to the right Risālah dar akl va shur   (MS P 29, marginal item 32)
(Essay on Eating and Drinking)
رساله در اكل و شرب
Anonymous

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