Anecdotes and Antidotes: A Medieval Arabic History of Physicians AUTH-49412 Military in Grenada

Military in Grenada

" Through Harriet we can feel our true history and in her strong voice we hear the echoes of freedom

ISBN10: 1561012858

Written in Bickerton's lucid and irreverent style

Anecdotes and Antidotes: A Medieval Arabic History of Physicians AUTH-49412 Military in GrenadaTo my knowledge no one has ever written a comprehensive book dealing with physicians through the ages and recounting their history in a coherent fashion. So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world history of medicine ever attempted. Many physicians served at the royal courts of their time and were firmly part of the intellectual and cultural scene, where the ability to write stylishly and entertain one's