De Regimine Sanitatis ad Soldanum Babyloniae

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Title

De Regimine Sanitatis ad Soldanum Babyloniae

Subject

Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204
Incunabula
Translations (documents)
Excerpts
Hygiene
Annotations
Judaica

Description

This is an early work on hygiene and longevity addressed to the Egyptian Sultan Saladin; Maimonides served as physician to the vizier of Saladin. Maimonides offers advice on such subjects as diet in health and disease, common illnesses, and therapeutics. This copy is extensively annotated in a 16th-century hand.

Abstract

Excerpt from Moses Maimonides' De Regimine Sanitatis ad Soldanum Babyloniae [On the Regimen of Health for the Sultan of Babylonia]

Creator

Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204

Publisher

Convent of San Jacopo de Ripoli

Date Created

1481, circa

Rights

The Boston Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information

Is Part Of

Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library (Ballard 450)

Format

text

Extent

Excerpt (2 pages)

Language

Latin

Identifier

DigID0002785

Provenance

Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1931

Files

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/0002785_dref.jpg

Citation

Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204, “De Regimine Sanitatis ad Soldanum Babyloniae,” OnView, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12966.