Collection of works by Galen
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Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Collection of works by Galen
Description
- Title
- Collection of works by Galen
- Alternative Title
- De elementis, De complexionibus, De malitia complexionis diversae, De juvamentis membrorum, De differentiis febrium, De criticis diebus, De interioribus, De simplicibus, De regimine sanitatis, De medendis febribus ad Glauconem, De alimentis : all translated into Latin from the Arabic by Gerardus Cremonensis and others ; except the last treatise, translated from the Greek by Gulielmus de Morbeka
- Creator
- Galen
- Contributor
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Gherardo, da Sabbioneta, active 13th century, translator.
Johannes, Alexandrinus, active 600-642, translator.
William, of Moerbeke, approximately 1215-1286, translator. - Published / Created
- [between 1250 and 1299]
- Publication Place
- Northern Italy [Bologna?] and Italy
- Abstract
-
Manuscript, on parchment, in unidentified hand of a collection of works by Galen. Includes: De elementis, De complexionibus, De malitia complexionis diversae, De juvamentis membrorum, De differentiis febrium, De criticis diebus, De interioribus, De simplicibus, De regimine sanitatis, and De medendis febribus ad Glauconem (ff. 1r-233r); all translated from Arabic into Latin by Gerardus Cremonensis. Also includes De alimentis (ff. 233r-264r); translated from Greek by Gulielmus de Morbeka. Concludes with Galen's Commentum super libro VI epidimiarum Hippocratis (ff. 264v-268r), translated by Johannes Alexandrinus
- Description
-
In Latin.
Script: southern Gothic texualis.
Decoration: Rubrication (stops f. 173). Spaces left for decorated initials.
Layout: written in 2 columns of 50 lines.
Binding: modern 3-quarter brown leather binding over pasteboard.
Catchwords enclosed in double-lined and decorated rectangles at bottom of page. - Provenance
- Fourteenth-century manuscript annotations and drawings of birds, figures, and heads in the margins. Purchased by Harvey Cushing from Joseph Martini in February 1931. Armorial bookplate of Harvey Cushing on front cover. His bequest to Yale Medical School Library.
- Extent
- 1 item (268 + i leaves) : 385 mm x 250 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Manuscript 5 Vault
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Early works to 1800
Armorial bookplates
Annotations 14th century - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- text
- Subject (Topic)
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Hygiene
Medicine, Greek and Roman
Medicine, Medieval
Medicine
Manuscripts - Subjects
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Hygiene > Early works to 1800
Medicine, Greek and Roman > Early works to 1800
Medicine, Medieval
Medicine > Manuscripts > Early works to 1800
14th century
Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939 > Bookplate
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 4447994
- Object ID (OID)
- 16960285
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