Screen LibraryPractical materia medica of the medieval eastern Mediterranean according to the Cairo Genizah
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Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden Boston |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series ; v. 7 |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 619 p., [32] p. of plates: col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9789004161207 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004161201 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | R933 |
| CLC: | R933.7-09 |
| Call Number: | R933.7-09/L655 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [581]-598) and indexes. Introduction -- Practical materia medica and its sources -- The identification of materia medica in the Genizah and method of presenting the data -- Prescriptions, lists, letters and their analysis -- Inventory of practical materia medica of the Genizah people, its analysis, and comparisons with the theoretical inventory -- Materia medica: detailed items -- Materia medica: concise items -- Epilogue. |