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Marcus, of Toledo, fl 1191-1216 (canon and translator from Arabic into Latin)

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Dates

  • Existence: fl 1191 - 1216

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

De pulsibus ad tirones, late 13th century

 Part
Identifier: MS 166/ ff. 241v-245r
Contents These five folios of MS 166 contain the Latin translation of Galen's de pulsibus ad tirones, by Marcus of Toledo. This text is usually found with 'De usu pulsuum', which is indeed found on the folios of MS 166 succeeding this text. The de pulsibus ad tirones is a text on the pulse, specifically for students. Marcus of Toledo made his Latin translation in the 12th century from the earlier Arabic translation by Johannitius (the...
Dates: late 13th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing sixteen texts by/attributed to Galen

De usu pulsum, late 13th century

 Part
Identifier: MS 166/ff. 245v-248r
Contents Ff. 245-248 of MS 166 contain the Galenic text De usu pulsuum, a treatise on the use of the pulse in medical practice. Usually, and as is the case in MS 166, De usu pulsuum is bound together with De pulsibus ad tirones, a treatise on the pulse for students (on ff. 241-45 of MS 166). Like the preceding treatise on the pulse, this copy of De usu pulsuum is the...
Dates: late 13th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing sixteen texts by/attributed to Galen