Expositiones secundum arabicos et secundum almansorem, 13th century
Contents
This text is commonly found in bound volumes following Avicenna's Canon of Medicine. This final text in MS 165 is an alphabetical table of substances for healing (materia medica). It ends at 'L'.
The text begins on f. 411v with Incipiunt expositiones secundum arabicos et secundum almansorem. Aced genus absinthii subalbidi... It ends on f. 412v with Lelem id est mercurialis. Expliciunt expositiones sec. arabicos et sec. almansorem.
Dates
- Creation: 13th century
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Extent
2 folios
Creator
- From the Item: Avicenna, 980-1037 (Persian physician, astronomer, thinker and writer) (Author, Person)
- From the Item: Gherardo, da Cremona, 1113 or 1114-1187 (translator of Arabic works into Latin) (Translator, Person)
Repository Details
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