"Herbals" - collections describing plants used for medicinal
purposes - were among the ancient and medieval world's most valued
scientific texts, synthesizing a vast treasury of medical learning
to facilitate scientific edification for scholar, bibliophiles, or
practical consultation by physicians. Abu Ja?far al-Ghafiqi (d. ca.
1165 CE) lived in the Arab-Islamic zone of the southern Iberian
peninsula called al-Andalus, a land of many cultures, religions,
and languages. His Herbal reflects the diverse milieu in which he
lived, drawing from ancient Greek sources like Dioscorides and
Galen as well as over thirty other works from India as well as the
Hellenistic and Islamic worlds. The manuscript reproduced in this
edition was purchased in 1912 by Sir William Osler and is now
housed in the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at McGill
University. It has entries for herbal, mineral, and animal-derived
drugs, illustrated by almost 400 coloured, hand-drawn images of
plants and animals. A glossary of over 2,000 secondary entries
provides synonyms in Greek, Sanskrit, Syriac, Persian, Berber, Old
Spanish, Latin, Coptic, and Armenian, reflecting the international
character of medicine and pharmacy at the time. Essays by eminent
scholars discuss the physical features and history of the
manuscript, the philological complexity of the text, al-Ghafiqi's
sources, the Andalusian and larger global contexts of the Herbal,
and the illustrations accompanying the text. A remarkable document,
The Herbal of al-Ghafiqi will be a cherished addition to the
library of anyone interested in the history of pharmacological
science or in the history of the Islamic world.
General
| Imprint: |
McGill-Queen's University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Release date: |
November 2014 |
| First published: |
November 2014 |
| Authors: |
F.Jamil Ragep
• Faith Wallis
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| Dimensions: |
279 x 216 x 49mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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| Pages: |
736 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7735-4475-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
History of medicine
|
| LSN: |
0-7735-4475-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780773544758 |
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