Author
ʻAyntābī, Maḥmūd ibn Aḥmad, 1409-1496
author
ʻAyntābī, Maḥmūd ibn Aḥmad, 1409-1496. Al-isfar 'an hikam al-asfar. Arabic.
ʻAyntābī, Maḥmūd ibn Aḥmad, 1409-1496. Al-isfar 'an hikam al-asfar. English.
Csorba, Zsuzsanna
translator
Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL
sponsoring body
Publication Date
2024
Publication Place
Leiden ; Boston -
Brill
Subject
Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series (Brill Academic Publishers)
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
279
Physical Dimensions
25 cm
Library
Wellcome Collection museum and library
Record ID
gb6pstzt
Date
2024
Notes
"The fifteenth-century travel regimen entitled al-Isfar 'an hikam al-asfar ('The unveiling of the wisdoms of the books') written by the Cairene jurist-physician Ibn al-Amshati (d. 1496) is an interesting example of the postclassical medical literature. It includes, besides a travel regimen (written likely as a health guide for the pilgrimage to Mecca), a short pharmacopoeia of single and compound remedies deemed useful for the traveller. The work was composed for Kamal al-Din al-Barizi (d. 1452), the head of the Mamluk Chancery. The Arabic edition, English translation, and commentary of this text are framed by a detailed introductory study of the Arabic-language tradition of travel regimens and various medico-pharmacological glossaries."-- Provided by publisher. | Revision of translator's thesis (Ph. D.)--Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest).
Text derived from three known surviving manuscripts: Ms Cairo; MS Mosul and MS Tarīm. | Original text in Arabic with parallel English translation; critical matter in English.
Hakkında ayrıca bilinen
Unveiling of the wisdoms of the books
bibliyografik bilgiler
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-272), glossary and indexes.
