• DOI:10.1086/358238
• Corpus ID: 144175388

Maslama al=Majriti and the Rutbatu'l=Hakim

@article{Holmyard1924MaslamaAA,
  title={Maslama al=Majriti and the Rutbatu'l=Hakim},
  author={Eric John Holmyard},
  journal={Isis},
  year={1924},
  volume={6},
  pages={293 - 305}
}

• E. Holmyard
• Published 1 January 1924
• History
• Isis

The Rutbatu'l-Hakim or (c Sage's Step ) is one of the most important sources for the history of the development of chemistry in Arabic Spain. I have not hitherto been able to make a properly critical study of the text, although I hope to undertake this in the near future, but there are many problems and points of interest in connection with the Rutba which can profitably be considered independently, and with some of these I propose to deal. In view of the fact that it was from Spanish Islam that chemistry was transmitted to Europe, the necessity for a thorough study of those works on chemistry, by Andalusian Arabs, which have been preserved to us, will be apparent. Unfortunately such works are few in number, so that it will be needful to study those which we do possess very closely. The present article is to be regarded as preliminary only, but it is hoped that the information and discussion it contains will prove of use to those who pursue further researches on the subject.