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Alfiyah va shalfiyah
This manuscript is one of the class of works that goes by the generic title of 'Lizzat al-nisa’' or 'Women's pleasure.' It covers the use of medicinal drugs for personal beauty and as aphrodisiacs, and a manual explaining and illustrating various positions during sexual intercourse. The text ultimately derives from Sanskrit works such as the Kamasutra and Kokashastra. The manuscript is of Indian provenance, as is clear from the thirty-four illustrations executed in a popular nineteenth-century style. There is a personal seal, illegible, on the last page.
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Three essays: Book of medicine, Etiquette of intercourse, About removing stains
This manuscript contains a major text and two minor texts. The first part is a book of Tibb (medicine) -- descriptions of the body, diseases, and cures. There is a break in the continuity of topic, style of writing, etc. The second document is a short essay about intercourse, and the third is about different stains and how to remove them.
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Lizzat al-nisa’
Lizzat al-nisa’ or Women's Pleasure, written by Ziyaʼ al-Din Nakhshabi in the 8th century AH. The book includes 10 parts, covering such topics as the manners of intercourse and foods and medicines with aphrodisiac effects. It contains illustrated images of different intercourse positions. The text ultimately derives from Sanskrit works such as the Kamasutra and Kokashastra. The style of illustrations would indicate that the manuscript is possibly of nineteenth-century Indian provenance.
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Bayan al-tibb
Bayan al-tibb is a medical textbook written by Hubaysh ibn Ibrahim Tiflisi in the 6th century AH. This book includes three parts: the first part is about medical sciences; the second is about simple foods and drugs; and the third concerns complex foods and drugs. The author dedicates Bayan al-tibb to Malik Shah, son of Qilij Arsalan Saljuqi. Six copies of this manuscript exist.
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Seven essays on medicine
Several Essays on medicine, including an essay written by Sayyid Ismaʻil Musavi ʻUrayzi Yazdi in 1834 or 1835, in which he prescribes donkey's milk for women who do not get pregnant and for impotent men or those with premature ejaculation.
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Essay on old medicine and other essays
The first part is the book of medicine. The next part is on mines and the third is on jams. The last part, is Aristotle's book on horses. On the last page, there are a number of names and dates of birth, probably belonging to the children or grandchildren of the owner of the manuscript. The first date is 1854 and the last is 1898.
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Collection of essays
This anthology includes both prose and verses by Qalandar Shah (d. 1879) and some other sufi writings. There is also a short essay on medicine which is dedicated to Mahd-i ʻUlya. Most parts are dated between 1839 and 1874. There are some letters in the manuscript as well including Qaʼim Maqam letters to ʻAbbas Mirza, the Crown Prince.