出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/18 16:40 UTC 版)
Artephius (Arthephius, Artefius, Artefii) or Al-Hafiz, Ibn al-Hafiz (Circa 1126) was an independent Alchemist from Al-Andalus, he has been known as the author of numerous works of Alchemical texts, now extant only in Latin. Ibn ar-Tafiz was among the most prominent Alchemists known in the Middle Ages, he was a freelance alchemist from probably Córdoba. Like Al-Majriti, Al-Tafiz was keenly interested in mercuric oxide, he also mentions some medicines which were extracted from saffron by Ibn al-Wafid of Toledo (Abenguefit).