Title

Treatise on Materia Medica

Caption

Yuhanna Ibn Bukhtishu (active ca. 892), Organization of drugs concerned with the well-known plants, medicaments, and foodstuffs. This treatise on materia medica attributed to Yuhanna Ibn Bukhtishu, a member of a family of Syriac physicians, includes both Greek and local medicinal substances.

Date

9th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A29_329

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (4,2Mb) / 12,9in x 18,0in / 3878 x 5408 (300dpi)

Keywords

Yuhanna Ibn Bukhtishu Arabic Caligraphy History of Medicine Medicine Medical History of Science drugs plants medicaments Treatise materia medica Syriac physicians Greek medicinal Ancient 9th century