The standard anatomical textbook of Islam : the manuscript of Tashrih-i Mansuri in National Library of Medicine -USA

Ziaee, Ali Akbar (2010) The standard anatomical textbook of Islam : the manuscript of Tashrih-i Mansuri in National Library of Medicine -USA. In: 3rd International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST) 2010, 27-29 November 2010, Vistana Hotel, Kuantan, Pahang.

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Abstract

In the 15th century, Anatomy of the body written by Mansur ibn Ilyas contained anatomical illustrations. There are sets of full-page anatomical drawings with mixed Persian-Arabic labeling that illustrate arteries, veins, nerves, bones, muscles and a pregnant woman. No full-page anatomical illustrations of the body are preserved from the Islamic world before those which accompanied the Persian treatise composed by Mansur ibn Ilyas. His illustrated treatise, often called 'Mansur' anatomy', was dedicated to a grandson of Timur (Tamerlane) who ruled the province of fars from 1394 to 1409 (797-811 H). It consists of an introduction followed by 5 chapters on the 5 'systems' of the body. A concluding section on compound organs, such as the heart and brain, and on the formation of the fetus, was illustrated with a diagram showing a pregnant woman. In these research, i focus on this book which has an old manuscript in National Library of Medicine in US.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RB Pathology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
Depositing User:	Ms Rosyidah Taju Rahim
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2012 09:48
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2012 09:48
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/19508

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