upennmanuscripts:LJS 49 is a 14th century Persian treatise on anatomy, filled with diagrams and in
upennmanuscripts: 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. -- source link