x, 619 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
This volume looks into the practice of medical care in the medieval world, particularly amongst the Jewish communities of Egypt. It examines the medicinal perscriptions, lists of materia medica and letters between physicians, pharmacists and patients found in the Cairo Genizah.
Series statement
Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series, 1570-1484 ; v. 7
Uniform title
Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series (Brill Academic Publishers) v. 7.
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.
Bibliography (note)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-598) and indexes.