Penn Library's LJS 459 - Sirr al-asrār. = سر الاسرار. (Video Orientation)
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Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS): Videos
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Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C
Islamic magic
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- In literature
Education of princes -- Early works to 1800
Education of princes
Kings and rulers -- Duties -- Early works to 1800
Kings and rulers -- Duties
Political ethics -- Early works to 1800
Political ethics
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800
Astronomy
Islamic magic -- Early works to 1800
Codices
Illuminations
Tables (documents)
Treatises
Manuscripts Arabic
Manuscripts Arabic
Manuscripts Medieval
Arabic Studies
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Medieval Studies
Philosophy
Islamic magic
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- In literature
Education of princes -- Early works to 1800
Education of princes
Kings and rulers -- Duties -- Early works to 1800
Kings and rulers -- Duties
Political ethics -- Early works to 1800
Political ethics
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800
Astronomy
Islamic magic -- Early works to 1800
Codices
Illuminations
Tables (documents)
Treatises
Manuscripts Arabic
Manuscripts Arabic
Manuscripts Medieval
Arabic Studies
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Medieval Studies
Philosophy
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youtube
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2022-01-09
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Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 459, an early copy of the long form of this popular treatise presented as a letter from Aristotle to Alexander the Great on statecraft, astronomy, astrology, magic, and medicine. The ending of the manuscript is missing; the text breaks off during a discussion of magical alphabets. Probably written in Mosul, Iraq, between 1193 and 1211 Digital copy and a full record are available through Franklin: https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9958033443503681 Record on Internet Archive, with a link to a PDF: https://archive.org/details/ljs459