Barbaud J
Hist Sci Med. 1997 Oct-Dec;31(3-4):339.
The author studied nine arab agricultural calendars placed at intervals between the "Kitab al Azmina" or the "book of seasons" by Jean Mésué (9th c.) and a tunisian calendar of the 19th c. of andalusian origin (?). There is a clear relationship between these different calendars, all of them issued from an archetype lost to-day, which would have been a mixture of basic principles and traditions of different origins. One could no longer identify to-day with certainty but one could discern its preislamic tradition (the calendar system of the "anwa") babylonian tradition (the predictions extracted from astronomic, meteorologic or geologic events) and a greek tradition (the influence of the humoral theory). In matter of dietetic, these calendars real authentic almanachs do nothing but reproduce the hippocratic prescriptions. In matter of hygiene, they specify seasons for physical exercices, both as well as the perfumes to make use of. ...
作者研究了九份阿拉伯农业历法，它们的时间跨度从让·梅叙埃（9世纪）的《季节之书》（即《基塔布·阿兹米纳》）到19世纪源自安达卢西亚（？）的一份突尼斯历法。这些不同的历法之间存在着明确的关系，它们都源自一个如今已失传的原型，这个原型可能是不同起源的基本原则和传统的混合体。如今已无法确切辨认它，但可以 discern 其前伊斯兰传统（“安瓦”的历法系统）、巴比伦传统（从天文、气象或地质事件中提取的预测）以及希腊传统（体液理论的影响）。在饮食方面，这些真正的正宗年历只不过是重现了希波克拉底的处方。在卫生方面，它们规定了体育锻炼的季节以及要使用的香水。……
