Pages from a medical work (perhaps materia medica), dealing with various organs such as the eyes and the head, and with symptoms including pain. Recipes include mention of minium (red lead).
Page from a pharmacopoeia, dealing with various medical problems and symptoms, including black bile. Substances mentioned are sweet violet, cheese, min, quince, sandalwood and clay.
Page from a pharmacopoeia, describing various recipes for the treatment of fever, pains etc. It mentions cotton seeds, violets, water, lilies, chamomile and white melilot.
Recto: a recipe attributed to Ḥayy Gaʾon to ascertain whether an ill person will survive, followed by a recipe to make ruby ink from Iraqi cinnabar, saffron and other ingredients. Verso: a responsum by Isaac Gaʾon, dealing with debt repayments.
Pages from a book on ophthalmology, describing various recipes for the treatment of diseases of the eye. Substances include copper, soap, arsenic, animal fat, urine, soda, camphor and vinegar.
Medical text dealing with symptoms such as fever, forgetfulness, feeling cold, white bile, and weakness of the nerves and senses. Honey is mentioned. In a different colour of ink towards the bottom of verso, there is a folk remedy for pregnant mothers, utilising goose fat and snakeskin, probably...