The Book of the Crown (Kitāb al-Iklīl) of Pseudo-Rhazes
Author | : Oliver Kahl |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 2023-04-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004544048 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004544046 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.