On Rules Regarding the Practical Part of the Medical Art had been labeled a copy of On Asthma by bio-bibliographer Moritz Steinchneider, but a closer examination of the manuscript by Gerrit Bos and Tzvi Langermann has revealed the treatise to be a previously unrecognized work of the great philosopher-physician Moses Maimonides. The publication of this translation marks the first time the Arabic manuscript with English translation has been available to a modern audience in any form. It is in Maimonides' favored aphoristic format and contains some unique advice on serious abdominal wounds, which is most likely a reflection on Maimonides' own experience with battlefield casualties.

About the Author
Gerrit Bos is chair of the Martin Buber Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Cologne. Y. Tzvi Langermann teaches in the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.


Book Information
ISBN 9780842528375
Author Moses Maimonides
Format Hardback
Page Count 152
Imprint Brigham Young University Press
Publisher Brigham Young University Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 24mm * 16mm * 2mm