The Canon of Avicenna, one of the principal texts of Arabic origin to be assimilated into the medical learning of medieval Europe, retained importance in Renaissance and early modern European medicine. After surveying the medieval reception of the book, Nancy Siraisi focuses on the Canon in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italy, and especially on its role in the university teaching of philosophy of medicine and physiological theory. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on ...
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The Canon of Avicenna, one of the principal texts of Arabic origin to be assimilated into the medical learning of medieval Europe, retained importance in Renaissance and early modern European medicine. After surveying the medieval reception of the book, Nancy Siraisi focuses on the Canon in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italy, and especially on its role in the university teaching of philosophy of medicine and physiological theory. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. 1987. Cloth, dj, octavo, xii and 410 pp. Some modest chipping and light sunning to dj. Very Good, with tight binding and clean bright pages. (Subject: Medieval, Renaissance. )
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Seller's Description:
Good with no dust jacket. 0691051372. + (12) 410 pages +(2) contains plates, appendices, bibliography and index, red covers with black and red spine, gold lettering on spine, removed sticker mark on front cover, minor wear to head, tail and corners, very minor marks on textblock, previous owner's signature on front endpaper, otherwise pages clear and unmarked; 9.37 X 5.91 X 1.18 inches; 410 pages.
