Rhazes and Arabic Medicine, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 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 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- disciplines
- health sciences
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in health and medicine
- people in science-related occupations
- science and related disciplines
- scientists and people in science-related occupations
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- UMHS.9
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.9/umhs.9.jpg
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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 April 25, 2025.
