Al-Kashf wa'l-Bayan fi Taqrir al'Iyan
- Reference:GB 227 ms13(O)
- Dates of Creation:17-18th century
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:Arabic
- Physical Description:1 volume, 16ff . Paper: 8.5' x 6'.
Scope and Content
Al-Kashf wa'l-Bayan fi Taqrir al'Iyan, a work on alchemy, being 'the Revelation and Demonstration, or a statement of Personal Observation, science of the process of transmuting', probably written in Egypt or Syria in 17th or 18th century, in naskhi, Arabic. The latest author cited in the text is Shudhuri who died in 593/1197 so the original may date from the 12th century.
Administrative / Biographical History
Unknown
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Sir John MacGregor Murrayof Lanerick, catalogued by DM Dunlop.
Note
Call number used to be msPJ7836
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Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections database available as part of Manuscripts Database.
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Maia Sheridan, Archives Hub project archivist, based on material from the Manuscripts Database
Conditions Governing Use
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Bibliography
There is a brief description of the manuscript by DM Dunlop, 'The St Andrews Arabic Alchemy MS', Journal of St Andrews University Chemical Society, vol I, 5, April 1951.
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