The sage of Seville : Ibn Zuhr, his time, and his medical legacy / Henry Azar.

Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo, 2008.

xii, 192 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Landmarks in the history of Muslim Spain -- The Zuhr medical dynasty -- Ibn Zuhr's work : a three-step metamorphosis -- "When I was an adolescent-- " -- Khawass occult remedies and other astounding recipes -- A warty tumor of the gut and meat diet -- Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Ibn Zuhr : a cordial rivalry -- Ibn Maymun (Maimonides) : Ibn Zuhr's medical disciple and a "second Moses" -- From Johannitius to John of Capua and the translation of Kitab al-taysir -- Ibn Zuhr's influence in the West : his eclipse and rediscovery.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-186) and index.