Anecdotes and Antidotes: A Medieval Arabic History of Physicians - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, Henrietta Sharp Cockrell (Editor), Geert Jan Van GelderSeries:Oxford World's ClassicsPublish date:2020-08-29Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780198827924ISBN-10:019882792XUPC:9780198827924Book Category:Science, Medical, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Middle EastSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCQEP6A5DE
Anecdotes and Antidotes: A Medieval Arabic History of Physicians
To my knowledge...no one...has ever written a comprehensive book dealing with physicians through the ages and recounting their history in a coherent fashion. So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world history of medicine ever attempted. Many physicians served at the royal courts of their time and were firmly part of the intellectual and cultural...
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780198827924ISBN-10:019882792XUPC:9780198827924Book Category:Science, Medical, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Middle EastSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCQEP6A5DE
Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah Selected and Edited by Henrietta Sharp Cockrell, Islamic Art and Cultue After graduating from Durham University with a degree in Modere, anrn Arabic Studies, Henrietta Sharp Cockrell worked as a specialist for Christie's Islamic Dept in London for several years. Now freelance, her consultancy work has included contributing to the Nasser D Khalili catalogue, Gems and Jewels of...
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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