Penn Library's LJS 299 - Avicenna's Medical Encyclopedia (Video Orientation)
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Medieval History
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2015-01-01
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Video orientation to LJS 299 - Medical Encyclopedia by Avicenna. Summary: Written in Yemen, ca. 1400-1525, in Hebrew. Hebrew translation of Avicenna's medical encyclopedia; its division into 4 books is customary for Hebrew translations, but it also has unusual additional sections on drugs, the liver and intestines, and heart diseases.