Arabic medical manuscripts of the Wellcome Library; a descriptive catalogue of the Haddad collection (WMS Arabic 401-487). (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Arabic medical manuscripts of the Wellcome Library; a descriptive catalogue of the Haddad collection (WMS Arabic 401-487). (CD-ROM included)

Serikoff, Nikolaj.

Brill Academic Publishers

2005

553 pages

$236.00

Hardcover

Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series; v.6

Z6621

The Arabic medical manuscripts of the Wellcome Library in London have been uniformly catalogued for presentation in this valuable resource for researchers in the history of medicine. The works are divided into three sections: the Haddad collection, acquired by the ...

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