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Systematic medical encyclopedia — Ibn Sina

1025 AD · Transmission: Global
MedicineTreatisePersian

Ibn Sīnā writes the Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb (Canon of Medicine) in five volumes. Systematizes Greek medical knowledge with original contributions on pharmacology, clinical psychology, and drug testing. Textbook in European universities (Montpellier, Paris) until the 17th century.

InstitutionPersia — Hamadan / Isfahan
Historical regionPersia (present-day Iran)
Primary sourceIbn Sīnā — Al-Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb (c.1025). Multiple MSS. Printed edition: Rome, 1593
Secondary sourceMacTutor, St Andrews — Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina
Original languageClassical Arabic
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