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A literary history of medicine : the 'Uyūn al-anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā' of Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah

Title
A literary history of medicine : the 'Uyūn al-anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā' of Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah / edited and translated by Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain, Geert Jan Van Gelder ; with Ignacio Sánchez, N. Peter Joosse, Alasdair Watson, Bruce Inksetter, and Franak Hilloowala.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

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Additional Authors
  • Savage-Smith, Emilie
  • Swain, Simon
  • Gelder, G. J. H. van
  • Sánchez Rojo, Ignacio Javier
Description
5 volumes : color illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
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"--
Series Statement
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, the Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; volume 134/1-3
Uniform Title
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Near and Middle East (2014) ; v. 134/1-3.
Alternative Title
'Uyūn al-anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā' of Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Volume 1. Essays -- Volume 2-1. Arabic edition -- Volume 2-2. Arabic edition -- Volume 3-1. Annotated English translation -- Volume 3-2. Annotated English translation.
Call Number
JFE 20-2871
ISBN
  • 9789004410312
  • 9004410317
  • 9789004410558
  • 9004410554
  • 9789004410541
  • 9004410546
  • 9789004417830
  • 9004417834
  • 9789004410534
  • 9004410538
  • 9789004410527
  • 900441052X
LCCN
2019040086
OCLC
  • 1125302800
  • 1125302800
Title
A literary history of medicine : the 'Uyūn al-anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā' of Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah / edited and translated by Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain, Geert Jan Van Gelder ; with Ignacio Sánchez, N. Peter Joosse, Alasdair Watson, Bruce Inksetter, and Franak Hilloowala.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, the Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; volume 134/1-3
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Near and Middle East (2014) ; v. 134/1-3.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Added Author
Savage-Smith, Emilie, editor, translator.
Swain, Simon, editor, translator.
Gelder, G. J. H. van, editor, translator.
Sánchez Rojo, Ignacio Javier, editor, translator.
Research Call Number
JFE 20-2871
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