Maimonides` Medical Writings [SEVEN VOLUME SET].  
   

 
Author Maimonides [Moses ben Maimon; Rambam] / Rosner, Fred [Tr., Intr. & Ed.] / Barzel, Uriel S. [Tr. & Ed.] / Dienstag, Jacob I. [Bibliography]
Place of Publication Haifa, Israel
Publication Name The Maimonides Research Institute
Year 1984-1995
Language(s) English
Description
SEVEN VOLUME SET. MAIMONIDES` MEDICAL WRITINGS. Moses ben Maimon (commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam) was an eminent medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars, as well as astronomer and physician. He became one of the greatest authors in the history of Western medicine who had gathered the most important medical writings of the time and re-presented them through his unique character. [VOL.1]: Treatises on Poisons, Hemorrhoids, Cohabitation. [VOL.2]: Maimonides` Commentary on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. [VOL.3]: The Medical Aphorisms of Moses Maimonides. [VOL.4]: Moses Maimonides` Three Treatises on Health. [VOL.5]: The Art of Cure. Extracts from Galen. [VOL.6]: Moses Maimonides` Treatise on Asthma. [VOL.7]: Moses Maimonides` Glossary of Drug Names. [ALL VOLUMES]: 235x160mm. [VIII+185] + [XXII+218] + [XXVIII+486] + [XVI+256] + [XII+207] + [XIV+176] + [XXXII+394] pages. Leather-bound Hardcover with dust-jacket. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. [VOLS.2]: Spine bottom edge bumped. [VOL.3]: Front cover upper edge bumped. [VOL.4]: Several bump-marks on front cover. Spine upper edge slightly bumped. [VOL.5]: Jacket spine edges tattered. Bump-mark on rear cover. [VOL.6]: Cover upper corners slightly bumped. [VOL.7]: Jacket spine upper edge worn/peeling. Spine bottom edge bumped. Spine upper edge slightly wrinkled. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare complete set of Maimonides` medical writings, translated with extensive commentaries and introductions by the leading Maimonidean and medical scholars, is in good condition.
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