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This thesis takes up the question of the part played by Syriac sources in the composition of early Arabic translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms. In it, I compare the four major extant Syriac and Arabic translations of the Aphorisms with continual reference to the content of …

An edition, translation, commentary, and introductory discussion, of Galen's treatise De diebus decretoriis, Kitab 'ayyam al-buh[dotbelow]ran "On the Critical Days," compiled from all accessible Arabic manuscripts. The Arabic translation was made by H[dotbelow]unayn Ibn Ish[dotb…

This dissertation analyzes the six necessary causes from Galen's Ars parva in the work of three important Arabic physicians, namely Hunayn ibn Ishaq, al-Majusi and Ibn Sina. These causes, which play a minimal role in Galen's work, were expanded and elaborated upon in late Alexan…