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Oliver Kahl and Henrietta Sharp Cockrell present a facsimile edition of a newly discovered medieval medical text attributed to the famous physician Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (Rhazes, d. 925 CE). This unique Arabic manuscript comprises a work in the health regimen genre titled “Book of the Crown” (Kitāb al-Iklīl). Copied in 1220 CE and bound parallel to the text (flip-bound), it is highly unusual, both in terms of physical appearance and topical choices. The edition is accompanied by an annotated English translation en regard, a detailed introduction including a codicological study, and bilingual indices.

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Acknowledgements Introduction  1 Preliminary Notes  2 Rhazes  3 The Present Work  4 Authorship  5 Manuscript Format  6 Text Layout  7 Illuminated Heading  8 Measurements and Script  9 Paper  10 Binding  11 Conclusion Plates Facsimile Edition and Translation Bibliography Index of Substances and Products Index of Proper Names

The Book of the Crown (Kitāb al-Iklīl) of Pseudo-Rhazes: A Facsimile Edition and Annotated English Translation

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 13/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9789004544024, 978-9004544024
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      Book Synopsis
      Oliver Kahl and Henrietta Sharp Cockrell present a facsimile edition of a newly discovered medieval medical text attributed to the famous physician Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (Rhazes, d. 925 CE). This unique Arabic manuscript comprises a work in the health regimen genre titled “Book of the Crown” (Kitāb al-Iklīl). Copied in 1220 CE and bound parallel to the text (flip-bound), it is highly unusual, both in terms of physical appearance and topical choices. The edition is accompanied by an annotated English translation en regard, a detailed introduction including a codicological study, and bilingual indices.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements Introduction  1 Preliminary Notes  2 Rhazes  3 The Present Work  4 Authorship  5 Manuscript Format  6 Text Layout  7 Illuminated Heading  8 Measurements and Script  9 Paper  10 Binding  11 Conclusion Plates Facsimile Edition and Translation Bibliography Index of Substances and Products Index of Proper Names

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