THE THIRTIETH VOLUME OF KITAB AL-TASRIF
In addition to the 12th century Latin translations of the original Arabic text of the 30th volume (Maqalah) of the encyclopedic work of Abul-Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis, 930-1013 CE) كتاب التصريف لمن عجز عن التآليف (The disposal of medical knowledge to he who is not able to get it by himself from the other compilations), the following nineteenth century French translation was made by Lucien Leclerc under the title “La Chirurgie D’Abulcasis” and published in Paris in 1861:
In 1908 the following edition of the original Arabic text of the same volume was published in Lucknow, India under the editorship of Qutubul-Din Ahmad:
And in 1973, the original Arabic text of this 30th volume (Maqalah) of Al-Zahrawi’ Tasrif, was made available with an English translation and a commentary through the following classic work of Spink and Lewis ; ‘Albucassis on Surgery and Instruments’ published by Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine; London, United Kingdom:
The following printing of the Arabic text of volume 30 of Al-Tasrif was published in Riyadh in 1993 as ‘Al-Jiraha, Al-Maqala Al-Thalathoon, Al-Tasreef Liman Aajaz Aan Al-Taaleef’ edited by Al-Naser A and Al-Twaijri A, and published by Al-Farazdaq Press:
Sixteen years later in Damascus another edition of the 3oth Volume was edited by Zakoor M Y as ‘Kitab Al-Zahrawi Fi Al-Tibb Liamal Al-Jarrahin’ and published by the Syrian Ministry of Culture: