Medicine at Monte Cassino: Constantine the African and the Oldest Manuscript of His'pantegni' (Speculum Sanitatis)
Fleeing his North-African homeland for Italy, Constantine the African joined the abbey of Monte Cassino south of Rome in c. 1077. He then dedicated his life to the translation of at least two dozen medical texts from Arabic into Latin. These great efforts produced the first substantial written body of medical theory and practice in medieval Europe. His most important contribution, an encyclopedia he called the Pantegni (The Complete Art), was translated and adapted from the Complete Book of the Medical Art by the Persian physician 'Ali ibnal-'Abba al-Magui (d. 982). This monograph focuses on the oldest manuscript of the Pantegni, which represents a work-in-progress with numerous unusual features. This study, for the first time, identifies Monte Cassino as the origin of this oldest Pantegni manuscript, and asserts that it was made during Constantine's lifetime. It further demonstrates how a skilled team of scribes and scholars assisted the translator in the complex process of producing this Latin version of the Arabic text. Several members of this production team are identified, both in the Pantegni manuscript and in other copies of Constantine's translations. The book breaks new ground by identifying a range of manuscripts produced at Monte Cassino under Constantine's direct supervision, as evidenced by their material features, script, and contents. In rare detail, this study explores some of the challenges met by 'Team Constantine' as they sought to reveal new knowledge to the West, which in turn revolutionized medical understanding throughout medieval Europe.
yazar | Erik Kwakkel |
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Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 16.26 x 2.29 x 24.13 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı | 12 Eylül 2019 |
Kolektif 18,9 x 0,2 x 24,6 cm 18,9 x 0,4 x 24,6 cm 28 Şubat 2018 Mdpi AG ROBERT H BORK 28 Ekim 2011 Additional Contributors 18,9 x 0,3 x 24,6 cm 29 Ekim 2011 15 x 0,5 x 22 cm 18,9 x 0,6 x 24,6 cm 1 Ocak 2017 30 Ekim 2011 ERWIN N GRISWOLD 3 Ocak 2017 WADE H MCCREE 18,9 x 0,5 x 24,6 cm
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yazar | Erik Kwakkel Francis Newton |
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isbn 10 | 2503579213 |
isbn 13 | 978-2503579214 |
Yayımcı | Brepols N.V. |
Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 16.26 x 2.29 x 24.13 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı Medicine at Monte Cassino: Constantine the African and the Oldest Manuscript of His'pantegni' (Speculum Sanitatis) | 12 Eylül 2019 |
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