Apr 25, 2017
LJS 49 is a 14th century Persian treatise on anatomy, filled with diagrams and information on bones, nerves, veins and other bodily functions. This manuscript, titled Rawḍat al-adhhān fī maʻrifat tashrīḥ badan al-insān is written in naskh script.
The full digital version of LJS 49 is available on OPenn: http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs49.html
and Penn In Hand: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4805876
*This week, we’re taking a look at manuscripts having to do with health, medicine, and human physiology specifically focusing on how bodies are displayed in manuscript illuminations or diagrams across different cultures.
