Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An online, Open Access version of this work is also available from Brill.A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abi Uaybiah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the authors 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. A Literary History of Medicine offers a complete, annotated translation along with a new edition of the celebrated, informative and entertaining history of medicine the first of its kind by Ibn Abi Uaybiah (d. 1270), together with several introductory essays. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9789004696563

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A Literary History of Medicine Volume 2-1

Emilie Savage-Smith (editor), Simon Swain (editor), G. J. H. van Gelder (editor), Ahmad ibn al-Qasim Ibn Abi Usaybiah

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A Literary History of Medicine: The ?uyun Al-anba? Fi ?abaqat Al-a?ibba? of Ibn Abi U?aybi?ah: Arabic Edition: Vol 2-1

Savage-Smith, Emilie (Editor)/ Swain, Simon (Editor)/ Gelder, Geert Jan Van (Editor)

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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 776 pages. Arabic language. 9.26x6.10x10.83 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # __9004696563

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