Download or read book Ibn Baklarish's Book of Simples written by Charles Burnett and published by Arcadian Library. This book was released on 2008-07-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concerns a polyglot medical manuscript, Kitab al-Musta'ini, by Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish for his Muslim patron, al-Musta'in bi-llah (reg. Saragossa 1085 - 1110). Tables give properties, uses, and names in other languages, of over 700 medicinal substances. Latin and Romance annotations attest to Christian readers.