A Literary History of Medicine: The 'Uyūn al-anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā' of Ibn Abīuṣaybi'ah

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TextSeries: Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One, Near and Middle East ; Vol.134/1Publisher: Leiden; Boston : Brill, 2020Description: 5 volumes, 24 cmISBN:

9789004410558
9789004410541
9789004417830 (hardback, vol. 22)
9789004410534
9789004410527
9789004410312

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'Uyūn al-anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā'

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Volume 1: Essays; Volume 2-I: Arabic Edition; Volume 2-II: Arabic Edition; Volume 3-I: Annotated English Translation; Volume 3-II: Annotated English Translation

Summary: "A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the author's contemporaries, describing their training and practice, often as court physicians, and listing their medical works; all this interlaced with poems and anecdotes. These volumes present the first complete and annotated translation along with a new edition of the Arabic text showing the stages in which the author composed the work. Introductory essays provide important background. The reader will find on these pages an Islamic society that worked closely with Christians and Jews, deeply committed to advancing knowledge and applying it to health and wellbeing. Contributors: Ignacio Sánchez, N. Peter Joosse, Alasdair Watson, Bruce Inksetter, Franak Hilloowala"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library Main Library - 0.01	G 855 I-V (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		G 855 I-V

Includes index.

Volume 1: Essays;
Volume 2-I: Arabic Edition;
Volume 2-II: Arabic Edition;
Volume 3-I: Annotated English Translation;
Volume 3-II: Annotated English Translation

"A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the author's contemporaries, describing their training and practice, often as court physicians, and listing their medical works; all this interlaced with poems and anecdotes. These volumes present the first complete and annotated translation along with a new edition of the Arabic text showing the stages in which the author composed the work. Introductory essays provide important background. The reader will find on these pages an Islamic society that worked closely with Christians and Jews, deeply committed to advancing knowledge and applying it to health and wellbeing. Contributors: Ignacio Sánchez, N. Peter Joosse, Alasdair Watson, Bruce Inksetter, Franak Hilloowala"-- Provided by publisher.

Mainly in English; includes Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and Arabic text.

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