| The World of Pharmacy and Pharmacists in Mamlūk Cairo Contributor(s): Chipman (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004176063 ISBN-13: 9789004176065 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: This is the first detailed analysis of an immensely popular 13th c. Arabic guide for pharmacists, from a time in which Jewish physicians and pharmacists worked alongside Muslim and Christian practioners. "Minh?j al-dukk?n" ("How to manage a pharmacy"), by Ab? ?l-Mun? al-K?h?n al-?A r (fl. 1260) is the first attempt to explore the full spectrum of pharmacy in the medieval Arabic world: identification of the materia medica and methods of preparation; pharmacy's place within the sciences and particularly its relationship with medicine; the social position of the pharmacist and his role in the marketplace and the hospital; the economics of pharmacy; legal aspects of pharmacy; and the image of the pharmacist in literature and drama. The result is a full and nuanced picture of a section of society usually invisible. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pharmacy - Medical | History - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 615.116 |
| Series: Sir Henry Wellcome Asian |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.35 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first detailed analysis of an immensely popular 13th c. Arabic guide for pharmacists, from a time in which Jewish physicians and pharmacists worked alongside Muslim and Christian practioners. Minhāj al-dukkān ("How to manage a pharmacy"), by Abū ʾl-Munā al-Kūhīn al-ʿAṭṭār (fl. 1260) is the first attempt to explore the full spectrum of pharmacy in the medieval Arabic world: identification of the materia medica and methods of preparation; pharmacy's place within the sciences and particularly its relationship with medicine; the social position of the pharmacist and his role in the marketplace and the hospital; the economics of pharmacy; legal aspects of pharmacy; and the image of the pharmacist in literature and drama. The result is a full and nuanced picture of a section of society usually invisible. |