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Ibn Baklarish's Book of Simples
Charles . Ed(S): Burnett
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Description for Ibn Baklarish's Book of Simples
This book concerns a polyglot medical manuscript, Kitab al-Musta'ini, by Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish for his Muslim patron, al-Musta'in bi-llah (reg. Saragossa 1085 - 1110). Tables give properties, uses, and names in other languages, of over 700 medicinal substances. Latin and Romance annotations attest to Christian readers. Editor(s): Burnett, Charles. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAF; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 326 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1734.
The Arcadian Library manuscript, which is the subject of this book, provides a snapshot of the intercultural dialogue that was taking place in medieval Spain where Muslims, Jews, and Christians were all involved in studying and disseminating medical knowledge. The manuscript itself is of the master work of the early twelfth-century Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish, and was written in A.D. 1130. It provides unique information about the state of medicine in medieval Spain at the time. This edited volume is completed by a collection of eight essays by an international team of experts on Ibn Baklarish and his work.
The Arcadian Library manuscript, which is the subject of this book, provides a snapshot of the intercultural dialogue that was taking place in medieval Spain where Muslims, Jews, and Christians were all involved in studying and disseminating medical knowledge. The manuscript itself is of the master work of the early twelfth-century Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish, and was written in A.D. 1130. It provides unique information about the state of medicine in medieval Spain at the time. This edited volume is completed by a collection of eight essays by an international team of experts on Ibn Baklarish and his work.
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Arcadian Library
Number of Pages
216
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199543069
SKU
V9780199543069
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Reviews for Ibn Baklarish's Book of Simples
a delightfully well-produced and informative volume. It serves as a paradigm for how such manuscripts should be brought to the attention of both the wider scholarly community and the general public.
Siam Bhayro, Medical History
In an age of mass-produced paperbacks, this volume with its beautiful dust jacket, elegant cloth binding and fine paper is also a reminder ... Read more
Siam Bhayro, Medical History
In an age of mass-produced paperbacks, this volume with its beautiful dust jacket, elegant cloth binding and fine paper is also a reminder ... Read more