A text by Master Alberto de' Zancari, 15th century
Contents
Following the text De passione animi, the Ad idem title of this text (meaning 'the same) seemingly indicates that this work also deals with hemorrhoids. Alberto de' Zancari (also known as Albertus Bononiensis) was a fourteenth-century teacher and physician from Bologna. His father was also a physician, and Alberto studied medicine at the University of Bologna, graduating as Master in 1326. De' Zancari composed his own text on medicine, the Consilia, and is also known to have produced commentaries on Hippocrates, Galen and Avicenna.
The section of text in MS 175 perhaps comes from Alberto's Consilia, although this is not confirmed. The text begins on f. 173v with the line Circa sanationem emoroidarum est pluribus...
The text ends on f. 182v with the words: facies non depilabitur barba. Finis. Laus deo.
This is the final text by the third hand in MS 175.
Dates
- Creation: 15th century
Creator
- Alberto, de Zancari, c 1280-c 1350 (physician from Bologna) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Latin
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
10 folios
Creator
- Alberto, de Zancari, c 1280-c 1350 (physician from Bologna) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
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