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Liber theoricae nec non practicae Alsaharavii.

ABULCASIS (ABU AL-QASIM KHALAF IBN AL-ABBAS AL-ZAHRAWI; أبو القاسم خلف بن العباس الزهراوي‎), [Albucasis] (936 – 1013) Wikipedia

Augsburg: imp. S. Grimm & M. Vuirsung, 1519.

This is the first printing of the medical and therapeutic section of Abul Qasim’s medical encyclopedia or al-Tasrif. It contains what is probably the earliest description of hemophilia (fol. 145). Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Encyclopedias GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS › Blood Disorders GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS › Blood Disorders › Hemophilia HEMATOLOGY MEDIEVAL MEDICINE MEDIEVAL MEDICINE › Medieval Islamic or Arab Medicine

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Entry Number	#3048
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/3653
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	liber-theoricae-nec-non-practicae-alsaharavii

Geographic Context

Publication place: Augsburg