Ibn Baklarish's Book of Simples: Medical Remedies Between Three Faiths in Twelth-Century Spain

ISBN-13: 9780199543069 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 216 str.

Charles Burnett

Opis

The Arcadian Library manuscript, which is the subject of this book, provides a snapshot of the intercultural dialogue that was taking place in medieval Spain where Muslims, Jews, and Christians were all involved in studying and disseminating medical knowledge. The manuscript itself is of the master work of the early twelfth-century Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish and was written in A.D. 1130. It provides unique information about the state of medicine in medieval Spain at the time. This edited volume is completed by a collection of eight essays by an international team of experts on Ibn Baklarish and his work.

Recenzje

In an age of mass-produced paperbacks, this volume with its beautiful dust jacket, elegant cloth binding and fine paper is also a reminder that the making of good books is a craft, and bearing that in mind the price is actually quite reasonable. It seems that a critical edition of Ibn Baklarish's Kitab al-Muta'ini, announced twice before and overdue, is now being seriously tackled.