Kitāb al-Diryāq
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kit-b-al-diry-q-216-3491414
title:
Kitāb al-Diryāq
text:
Kitāb al-Diryāq, also Book of Anditodes of Pseudo-Galen or in French Traité de la thériaque, is a medieval Arabic book supposedly based on the writings of Galen ("pseudo-Galen"). The work describes the use of Theriac, an ancient medicinal compound initially used as a cure for the bites of poisonous snakes. Two illustrated manuscript copies are extant, adorned with beautiful miniatures revealing of the social context at the time of their publication. The books describe various physicians of Antiq
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description:
Medieval Middle-Eastern manuscript
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit%C4%81b_al-Diry%C4%81q
date created:
2024-01-14T09:07:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T03:17:48Z
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