Ibn Baklarish's Book of Simples Medical Remedies Between Three Faiths in Twelth-Century Spain |
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| Editor:
| Burnett, Charles |
| Series title: | Studies in the Arcadian Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-954306-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Arcadian Library, The |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.