Mansur ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf Faqir Ilyas
Manuscript of a Tashrih-i Mansuri (Mansur’s Anatomy)

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Author Mansur ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf Faqir Ilyas (Persian, active early 14th century)Persian, active early 14th century

CultureIndian

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Manuscript of a Tashrih-i Mansuri (Mansur’s Anatomy)
Tashrih-i Mansuri

DateAH 1212 / AD 1797–1798

MediumInk and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions10 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (27 × 19.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sabiha and Omar Rehmatulla

Object number2010.1504

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Art of the Islamic Worlds

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BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS

DescriptionThis is a copiously illustrated manuscript of a medical treatise copied in India in the 18th century. Originally composed by Persian physician Mansur ibn Ilyas in 1396, it was the first text of its kind in the Islamic world to show the anatomy of the entire human body; illustrations in previous works usually had been limited to specific body parts, such as the eyes and the teeth. The text is divided into chapters devoted to various anatomical elements: bones, nerves, muscles, veins, arteries, and organs.
Provenance[Sotheby’s, London, October 8, 2008, sale L08222, lot 45]; [Sam Fogg Ltd., London]; purchased by MFAH, 2010.

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