Facsimile of LJS 409, Kitāb al-Kashf wa-al-bayān

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Alchemy--Early works to 1800
Islamic magic--Early works to 1800 Codices
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Manuscripts Arabic--15th century
Manuscripts Medieval
Manuscripts Renaissance
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2015-04-30
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2 brief alchemical works whose titles translate as The book of revelation and illumination and Encoded proof, written by a father for his son. The writer identifies himself only as a student of Jaʻfar al-Ṣādiq. A code is used occasionally in the manuscript, and a key is included (f. 3r).
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