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Catalogue: Physiognomy

Blue arrow pointing to the right A Note on Physiognomy

Blue arrow pointing to the right Kitāb Sirr al-asrār   (MS A 57)
(The Secret of Secrets)
كتاب سر السرار
attributed to Aristotle
ارسطاطاليس الحكيم

Blue arrow pointing to the right Kitāb al-Jalil fi ‘ilm al-firāsah   (MS A 58)
(An Important Book on the Science of Physiognomy)
حيان فى علم الفراسه حيان
by Shams al-Dīn Muammad ibn Abī ālib al-Dimashqī (d. 1327 / 727 H)
شمس الدين محمد ابن ابى طالب الدمشقى الانصارى الصوفى

Blue arrow pointing to the right Risālah-i qiyāfah   (MS P 29, marginal item 2)
(Essay on Physiogonomy)
رساله قيافه
by Sayyid ‘Alī Hamdānī (before 1546)
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Welcome Getting started Medieval Islam Catalogue Bio-bibliographies Glossary Abbreviations Credits About the Author Concordances A 1 - A 29 A 30 - A 59 A 60 - A 89 A 90 - A 92 P 1 - P 29 Authors, Translators & Commentators Copyists & Illustrators Owners & Patrons