How Long to Read Anecdotes and Antidotes

How Long Does it Take to Read Anecdotes and Antidotes?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Anecdotes and Antidotes by Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

To my knowledge...no one...has ever written a comprehensive book dealing with physicians through the ages and recounting their history in a coherent fashion. So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world history of medicine ever attempted. Many physicians served at the royal courts of their time and were firmly part of the intellectual and cultural scene, where the ability to write stylishly and entertain one's peers in both prose and verse was the basis of social credibility. The work Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah created contains over 432 biographical accounts of physicians from those of ancient Greece, such as Galen, through Avicenna and Maimonides, to the author's own colleagues of the 13th century. As such, his work includes important accounts of medical activity in medieval hospitals. Through this book, a window opens not only on to the origins of the medical profession, but also into the truly multi-cultural, multi-religious world of the medieval Middle East. Anecdotes and Antidotes is an abridged version of this world history of medicine. It comprises 103 biographies of physicians and philosophers, organized geographically and chronologically, from the 4th century BC to the 13th century, and includes seminal Muslim, Christian and Jewish figures. It contains vital medical and historical information, as well as revealing the cultural values, interests and concerns of the literary and intellectual elite of the time.

How long is Anecdotes and Antidotes?

Anecdotes and Antidotes by Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Anecdotes and Antidotes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Anecdotes and Antidotes aloud.

What Reading Level is Anecdotes and Antidotes?

Anecdotes and Antidotes is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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