تصاوير تشريح العين و أمراضها في ضوء مخطوط طبي مصور لم يسبق نشره : دراسة آثارية فنية

Abstract EN

Tashreeh Al Ain (Anatomy of the Eye) is an original unpublished Persian illustrated manuscript, by Shams Al Din Mohamed Ibn AI-Hassan AI-Kahal, dated 861 AH/1451 AD, reserved in Qasr AI-Aini, School of Medicine, Cairo University, History of Medicine Museum, Cairo, Egypt, MS 40, 161 folios, MS 17Xll em.

MS is embellished with seventy-four (74) fine pictures illuminated in gold, silver and colors, representing the subject of anatomy of eyes and eye diseases.

MS was written in Nasta'lik handwriting in black with red titles, golden frames, one column on a page, from 8-11.lines in each page by Sadr AI-Din Ahmed Ibn Mahmoud AIHussein.

While the painter is unknown MS is a great scientific and artistic value because it indicates the importance of the medical manuscripts in the Timurid period, especially because it explains the eye diseases and the ways of treatment.

On the other hand, it refers to the care of explaining the texts and the main idea by drawing the details of the symptoms for the several diseases of eye.

In addition, this manuscript refers to the constant attention of studying eye anatomy and diseases which can be found throughout the rich history of Persia.

The study will be on the following: (i) A detailed comparative study among the medical manuscripts which concern the anatomy of eye and the MS especially in Dar-EIKutub (The National Library) in Egypt and what considers this manuscript distinguished; (ii) A discussion, comparison and clarification on eye diseases according the MS (iii) A study and publish a group of unpublished images to examine the way to absorb and transform medical texts and how did the painter succeed in explaining the main medical text.

Finally, medicine and disease have had an undeniable effect on the whole history, and the development of any civilization is measured by the development of the medical science and the ways of dealing with the several diseases.