Shudhur al-dhahab, Islamic Alchemy Manuscript, 12th Century

Elaborate distillation equipment illustrated in the margins of in a copy of Sharh Shudhur al-dhahab, a commentary by Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abd Allah al-Ansari on an alchemical-allegorical set of poems by his teacher Ibn Arfa Ra's (died 1197). The copy was completed in Jumada I 1123 (March-April 1712) by the copyist Muhammad Sadiq ibn Mustafa al-Antaki al-Istanbuli al-Hanafi

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1197 Alchemic Alchemical Alchemy Alembic Allah Allegorical Ansari Arabic Arfa Boiling Commentary Distillation Muhammad Nuggets Poem Qasim

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