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Rhazes Opera Parva, Folio CCXXXIIII Recto

Abu Bakr al-Razi

The facing page of a printed Latin edition of al-Razi's shorter medical works, listing chapter headings on illnesses.

A printed page listing chapter headings on illnesses from al-Razi's shorter medical writings.

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Black-and-white scan of an early printed book page in Latin blackletter type. A running header reads 'De egritudinibus'. Dense text with a table of chapter headings in two columns, a decorated initial S at the start of a chapter, and a small ornamental capital letter beside it. — Rhazes, Opera parva, folio CCXXXIIII recto. Rare Books collection.

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What it is

This is a page from the printed edition of Opera parva, a collection of shorter medical writings by Rhazes. Numbered folio CCXXXIIII recto, it is printed in Latin black-letter type with a decorated initial, and held in a rare books collection.

Why it matters

The page lists chapter headings under the heading 'De egritudinibus' ('On illnesses'), showing how Rhazes organised medical knowledge into topics for physicians to consult. This kind of structured reference text helped spread his influence through later medicine.

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