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- [19th century] (Creation)
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1 vol.
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Abu Ali al-usayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina also known as Ibn Sina and commonly known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna (980-1037) was a Persian polymath, physician and Islamic philosopher. The Qanun (trans: The Canon of Medicine) is one of the most important of the works of Ibn Sina. It is divided into five books, of which the first deals with general principles; the second with simple drugs arranged alphabetically; the third with diseases of particular organs and members of the body from the head to the foot; the fourth with diseases which though local in their inception spread to other parts of the body, such as fevers and the fifth with compound medicines.
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Acquired by the College Library from the estate of Roy Dobbin in 1938.
GB 1538 S102 [19th century] Collection (fonds) 1 vol. Unknown
Abu Ali al-usayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina also known as Ibn Sina and commonly known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna (980-1037) was a Persian polymath, physician and Islamic philosopher. The Qanun (trans: The Canon of Medicine) is one of the most important of the works of Ibn Sina. It is divided into five books, of which the first deals with general principles; the second with simple drugs arranged alphabetically; the third with diseases of particular organs and members of the body from the head to the foot; the fourth with diseases which though local in their inception spread to other parts of the body, such as fevers and the fifth with compound medicines.
Acquired by the College Library from the estate of Roy Dobbin in 1938.
Transferred to the College Archives in April 2008.
Manuscript abbreviated version of the Qanun (trans: The Canon of Medicine) of Ibn Sina (Avicenna).
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Arabic
Bound in a volume.
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Compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Jul 2008 Health occupations Occupations Medicine Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms Pathologic processes Medical sciences Abu Ali al-usayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina , 980-1037 , Persian polymath, physician and Islamic philosopher x Ibn Sina x Avicenna
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Transferred to the College Archives in April 2008.
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Manuscript abbreviated version of the Qanun (trans: The Canon of Medicine) of Ibn Sina (Avicenna).
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- Latin
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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