MEDICI SAGACI. ANEDDOTI DAL KITĀB AḪBĀR AL-AḎKIYĀʾ DI IBN AL-ǦAWZĪ

After a brief introduction about the image of the physician in Arabic literature, the article presents the complete translation of the twenty-sixth chapter of the Kitāb Aḫbār al-a about the wisdom of those who practice medicine. The anecdotes contained therein, although obviously literary in their approach, give nevertheless a vivid representation of the particular acumen of physicians in diagnosing and applying effective therapies.