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TitleJob of Edessa's Book of Treasures
NameJob (Author), Mingana, Alphonse
SubjectPhilosophy--9th century--Encyclopedias, Physics--Early works to 1800, Job, of Edessa, active 817-832
Extent522 page(s)
DescriptionJob of Edessa, who flourished in the early ninth century, is known to have translated some of Galen’s works and also to have authored many of his own compositions, but only one major work survives: his Book of Treasures. The editor of this volume, Mingana, rightly subtitles it an Encyclopedia, for Job covers all manner of scientific topics here, from the basic (elements, matter, generation and corruption) to more tangible subjects (anatomy and physiology, zoology, meteorology and astronomy, metals and geology), and even spiritual questions (angels, the resurrection and future life). Mingana gives the Syriac text together with an English translation, which has a detailed table of contents. The volume is prefaced with a long introduction in which Mingana covers what is known about Job’s life and works and the sources and contents of the Book of Treasures. Every reader interested in the legacy of Aristotelian science and in the intellectual, and especially the scientific, climate of the middle east around the ninth century will want to study this volume.
NoteTranslated into English from a Syriac version.
Genrebooks, encyclopedias
Related ISBN9781607249092
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3K935PN
LanguageEnglish, Syriac
CollectionCatholic University of America Collection
RightsAvailable for education and personal research use only. Contact the Beth Mardutho Research Library, Piscataway, NJ to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.
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