Rhazes and Arabic Medicine, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom

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UMHS.9
Title
Rhazes and Arabic Medicine, from "The History of Medicine"
Artist
Robert Thom
Artist Life Dates
1915-1979
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Object Creation Date
circa 1952
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
88.9 cm x 73.66 cm (35 in. x 29 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
The West is deeply indebted to medieval Arabs for preservation of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge during the Middle Ages. and for improving on it. Our numeral system and many words, such as alcohol, came from the East, as did many medical advances. Leaders in the Arabic medicine were the Persians, Rhazes, and Avicenna. Rhazes (865-925 A.D.), noted for keen observation and inventiveness, was first to describe measles and smallpox; to observe pupillary reaction to light; to use mercurial purgatives; and to publish a text on children's diseases. His teachings were highly regarded for many centuries.
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UMHS.9
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"Rhazes and Arabic Medicine, from "The History of Medicine"; Robert Thom." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.9/umhs.9.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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