The Anatomy Charts of the Arabs are a collection of drawing

Drawing

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s described by Karl Sudhoff

Karl Sudhoff

Karl Sudhoff was a German historian of medicine, important in establishing that field as a legitimate discipline for research and teaching within faculties of medicine....

 approximately a century ago. Four charts (the skeleton

Skeleton

The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body.In a figurative sense, skeleton can...

, the muscle

Muscle

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s, the blood vessel

Blood vessel

The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system that transports blood throughout the body. There are three major types of blood vessels: the arteries, which carry the blood away from the heart; the capillaries, which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals between the blood and...

s, the organs

Organ (anatomy)

In biology, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues . The main tissue is the one that is unique for the specific organ. For example, main tissue in the heart is the myocardium, while sporadic are...

) are found in a 264-folio illustrated

Illustration

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 manuscript

Manuscript

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, N° “500-510/...Ah/1110/n14” in The Sami I Haddad Memorial Library - Rancho Palos Verdes Branch and N° “90” in the Catalogue of the Arabic

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 medical

Medicine

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 manuscripts in the Library

Library

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 of Dr. Sami Ibrahim Haddad

Sami Ibrahim Haddad

Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Arabic: سامي ابراهيم حداد was a doctor, surgeon and writer. He was born in Palestine and spent most of his life in Lebanon.-Life:...

 written by Farid Haddad and HH Biesterfeld (Aleppo 1984). Parts of the texts were written in Arabic and other sections in Persian

Persian language

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. The scribe

Scribe

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 was either faJraldÿn mahAbAdÿ or muHammad Cÿrÿn; both are unknown physician

Physician

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s mentioned in the text. The copy was made in Putna, Behar, India sometime between 944 and 1110 AH.