Galen, de Diebus Decretoriis, from Greek into Arabic A Critical Edition, with Translation and Commentary, of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq, Kitab Ayyam Al-Buhran |
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| Author:
| Cooper, Glen M. |
| Series title: | Medicine in the Medieval Mediterranean Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5634-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $271.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents the first edition, translation, and study of Hunayn ibn Ishaq's Arabic translation of the Galenic treatise De diebus decretoriis (kitab ayyam al-buhran Concerning the Critical Days). It makes available this key text on prognosis in medicine, and at the same time throws new light on the activities of perhaps the most important translator in 9th-century Baghdad.
This book presents the first edition, translation, and study of Hunayn ibn Ishaq's Arabic translation of the Galenic treatise De diebus decretoriis (kitab ayyam al-buhran Concerning the Critical Days). It makes available this key text on prognosis in medicine, and at the same time throws new light on the activities of perhaps the most important translator in 9th-century Baghdad.