The Alexandrian Summaries of Galen's on Critical Days - Editions and Translations of the Two Versions of the Jawāmiʿ, with an Introduction and Notes

Galen most important books were mediated through "summaries" which not only shortened, but also revised Galenic teachings. This book presents the first editions, translations, and studies of the remaining summaries to On Critical Days.

About the author

Gerrit Bos (Ph. D. 1989) is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies at the Martin-Buber-Institut für Judaistik,
University of Cologne, Germany

Y. Tzvi Langermann (History of Science, Harvard, 1979) is Professor of Arabic at Bar Ilan University in Israel. He has published widely on medieval Jewish and Islamic science and philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Gerrit Bos, Y Tzvi Langermann, Y. Tzvi Langermann
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2014
• EAN: 9789004282216
• ISBN: 978-90-04-28221-6
• No. of pages: 162
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology a
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous