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Book SynopsisOliver 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 ContentsAcknowledgements 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
