Al-Hadiya Al-Maqbula Fi Hulal Al-Tibb: 18th-Century Arabic Medical Manuscript

A 1.6 GB high-resolution digital copy of manuscript HC.MS.00202 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript, titled 'Al-Hadiya Al-Maqbula Fi Hulal Al-Tibb', was authored by Ahmad bin Salih Al-Dar'i Al-Maghribi. The dataset was last updated on June 3, 2026, and is provided under a CC0 1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) training for historical Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Historical linguistic analysis of 18th-century Arabic medical terminology present in the text.
• Digital preservation and archival studies using a high-fidelity master copy of a heritage manuscript.
• Comparative analysis of medical knowledge and manuscript styles from the Maghreb region.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library's Heritage Collection, providing authoritative provenance.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.
• File size of 1.6 GB suggests detailed image scans.

Limitations

• No column or sample data is provided, making the internal structure and specific content unknown.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.00202.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Time Range

Manuscript likely dates to the 18th century (author's lifetime).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 11:39:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maghreb region (author is described as 'Al-Maghribi').