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Ibn Butlan
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Abū 'l-Ḥasan al-Muḫtār Yuwānnīs ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbdūn ibn Saʿdūn ibn Buṭlān, commonly known as Ibn Buṭlān, was an Arab physician and Nestorian Christian theologian. Born in Baghdad, the erstwhile ca
Ibn Buṭlān (left) and two of his students depicted in the Cod. Vindob. S. N. 2644 edition of the Tacuinum Sanitatis
Ibn Buṭlān (left) and two of his students depicted in the Cod. Vindob. S. N. 2644 edition of the Tacuinum Sanitatis
Mustansiriya Madrasah, an example of Abbasid architecture, gives a visual impression of what Ibn Buṭlān's place of learning might have looked like.
Mustansiriya Madrasah, an example of Abbasid architecture, gives a visual impression of what Ibn Buṭlān's place of learning might have looked like.
Basilica of ar-Reṣafa, now in ruins, which Ibn Buṭlān described in detail in his missives to Hilāl aṣ-Ṣabi
Basilica of ar-Reṣafa, now in ruins, which Ibn Buṭlān described in detail in his missives to Hilāl aṣ-Ṣabi
Aleppo Citadel, where the Emir Muʿizz ad-Daula Ṯimāl ibn Ṣāliḥ, who received Ibn Buṭlān kindly and honoured him, had his court
Aleppo Citadel, where the Emir Muʿizz ad-Daula Ṯimāl ibn Ṣāliḥ, who received Ibn Buṭlān kindly and honoured him, had his court
Tacuinum Sanitatis
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The Taccuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook mainly on health aimed at a cultured lay audience. Originally an 11th-century Arab medical treatise composed by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad under the name of T
Ibn Butlan
…eventually became a monk for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch amidst the end of the Macedonian Renaissance. He is most renowned for his work Taqwīm aṣ-Ṣiḥḥa (تقويم الصحّة , lit. 'Tabular Register of Health'), a handbook on dietetics and hygiene. It was named for its intricate tables, similar to those found…
Ibn Butlan's Tacuinum sanitatis, Rhineland, 2nd half of 15th c.
Ibn Butlan's Tacuinum sanitatis, Rhineland, 2nd half of 15th c.
Tacuinum Sanitatis, Lombardy, late 14th century (Biblioteca Casanatense, Rome).
Tacuinum Sanitatis, Lombardy, late 14th century (Biblioteca Casanatense, Rome).
Harvesting garlic, from Tacuinum Sanitatis, c. 1400 (Bibliothèque nationale, Paris)
Harvesting garlic, from Tacuinum Sanitatis, c. 1400 (Bibliothèque nationale, Paris)