De sectionibus et cauteriis et ventosis, by Al-Razi , 13th century
Contents
ff. 19-21 of MS 167 contain a text on cauterisation, by the nineth-tenth century physician from Baghdad, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Razi, known as Al Razi, or Rhazes in the Latin West. The text is titled on f. 19v: Hic incipit modus cauterizandi, and begins properly with Sciendum est quod antiqui in pluribus locis... The short treatise ends on f. 21r, with parcium veterancium.
These folios are by the same thirteenth-century hand as the previous three texts/nineteen folios bound in MS 167.
Dates
- Creation: 13th century
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Full Extent
3 folios
Language of Materials
Latin
Previous title
Title given to these folios in Catherine Borland's catalogue: Hic incipit modus Cauterizandi
General
Foliation and number of lines to a page: ff. 3, 32 lines to a page.
Repository Details
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