| Medical Prescriptions in the Cambridge Genizah Collections: Practical Medicine and Pharmacology in Medieval Egypt. Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, V Contributor(s): Lev, Efraim (Author), Chipman, Leigh (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004234888 ISBN-13: 9789004234888 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $240.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pharmacy - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Science | History |
| Dewey: 615.1 |
| LCCN: 2012025558 |
| Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval |
| Physical Information: (1.73 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The manuscripts of the Cairo Genizah are a unique source for medieval medical history. In Medical Prescriptions in the Cambridge Genizah Collections, Lev and Chipman offer an insight into the everyday practical medicine of medieval Egypt, which reflects medical practice in the Eastern Mediterranean as a whole, by analysing thirty selected prescriptions from the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection (Cambridge University Library). The prescriptions, which are in Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic, are transcribed and translated, with accompanying commentaries, photographs and glossaries. Introductory chapters discuss the theoretical background of the prescriptions and the practical medicine of the Cairo Genizah, while the conclusion considers their significance for the study of the medieval medical tradition. |