Tacuinum Sanitatis
Ibn Butlan's Tacuinum sanitatis, Rhineland, 2nd half of 15th c. | |
| Author | Ibn Butlan |
|---|---|
| Original title | Taqwīm as‑Siḥḥa |
| Language | Arabic, Latin |
| Subjects | health and wellbeing |
| Genres | medical |
Publication date | 11th century |
| Publication place | Baghdad under Abbasid Caliphate |
| Text | Tacuinum Sanitatis online |
The Taccuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook mainly on health aimed at a cultured lay audience. Originally an 11th-century Arab medical treatise composed by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad under the name of Taqwīm aṣ‑Ṣiḥḥa (Arabic: تقويم الصحة, lit. 'Tabular Register of Health').[1] In the West, the work is known by the Latinized name taken by its translations: Tacuinum (sometimes Taccuinum) Sanitatis.[2] The text exists in several variant Latin versions, the manuscripts of which are profusely illustrated. Numerous European versions were made in increasing numbers in the 14th and 15th centuries.[3]
- ^ E. Wickersheimer, "Les Tacuini Sanitatis et leur traduction allemande par Michel Herr", Bibliothèque d'Humanisme et Renaissance 12 1950:85-97.
- ^ Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, Daniel; Henley, David (2013). 'Tacuinum Sanitatis' in: Health and Well Being: A Medieval Guide. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN:B00DQ5BKFA
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