al-Rāzī is one of the pre-eminent figures that illuminated the Arab Islamic- or rather human- history of science. He was particularly known for his scientific methodology, having founded medicine upon clinical examination rather then theoretical studies. The libraries of Alexandria hold a vast array of al-Rāzī’s manuscripts; yet being the oldest medical manuscript in Alexandria Maqāla fī al-Naqras- ‘Treatise on Gout’ maintains a remarkable position amongst the medical and pharmaceutical manuscripts in these libraries. The Arabic text of the manuscript which is published herewith, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, is not an authenticated text according to the rules of authentication of heritage texts, but rather an informative pamphlet aiming to reveal an important page in the history of Arabic medicine, or rather world medicine in general. It bears English, French, and German translations of the manuscript. The book in hand is the second episode in the BA’s multilingual publishing heritage.
Publishing Year: 2003.
Number of pages: 131.