The Herbal of al-Ghāfiqī: a facsimile edition of MS 7508 in the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University, with critical essays

Synopsis

Introduction / F. Wallis -- Al-ghāfiqī’s Prologue To The Herbal (kitāb Fī L-adwiya Al-mufrada): An English Translation / F. J. Ragep -- The Palaeographic And Codicological Features Of The Osler Manuscript In The Context Of The Manuscript Transmission Of Al-ghāfiqī’s Herbal / A. Gacek -- The Text And Its Philological Character / O. Kahl -- The Historical, Scientific, And Literary Contexts Of Al-ghāfiqī’s Herbal / C. A. Millán -- The Sources Of Al-ghāfiqī’s Herbal: A Methodological Note / L. Chipman -- Al-ghāfiqī’s Kitāb Fī L-adwiya Al-mufrada, Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica And Mediterranean Herbal Traditions / A. Touwaide -- The Illustrated Herbal Of Al-ghāfiqī: An Art-historical Introduction / J. J. Kerner -- Bibliography -- Index -- Osler Library Ms 7508: A Facsimile. Edited By F. Jamil Ragep And Faith Wallis With Pamela Miller And Adam Gacek. The Manuscript Reproduced In This Edition Was Purchased In 1912 By Sir William Osler And Is Now Housed In The Osler Library Of The History Of Medicine At Mcgill University. Includes Facsimile Of Kitāb Fī L-adwiya Al-mufrada With English Translation Of The Prologue. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Manuscript In Arabic; Essays In English.