Ali ibn Ridwan, Commentum in Galeni Ars medica, transl. by Gerhardus Cremonensis
Liber I, Tractatus I
F-26b1
Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 261
Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. (Born Digital)
Remarks by the Editor
Additional information by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. Identification of the text made possible thanks to information provided by Prof. Juan A. Estévez Sola.
General Information
Title
Ali ibn Ridwan, <i>Commentum in Galeni Ars medica</i>, transl. by Gerhardus Cremonensis
Shelfmarks
Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 261
Material
Parchment
Date of Origin
second half 13th century
Script, Hands
Northern gothica textualis libraria.
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 129 mm
Page Width
at least 77 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 110 mm
Number of Lines
at least 27
Line Height
4 mm
More about the Condition
The original width is estimated with the procedure of J.P. Gumbert’s statistical research on page dimensions of manuscripts. He has shown that the ratio of height to width generally lies between 0.60 and 0.80. The estimated minimum width is 77 mm.
Glosses visible in margins.
Current Condition
Extent
1 leaf (trimmed)
Dimensions
129 x 41 mm
More about the Current Condition
Remains of adhesive tape visible in margin of page.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Red rubrication (underlining); red colour stroking.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Galen (original author); Ali ibn Ridwan (commentator); Gerhardus Cremonensis (translator)
- Text Language Latin
- Title <i>Commentaria in Galieni Ars medica</i>
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Content Description
Liber I, Tractatus I.
- Edition Plus quam commentum in Paruam Galeni artem Turisani Florentini medici (Venice: Giunti, 1557), 186 <https://books.google.be/books?id=5JQSOLXBDDUC>
History
Remarks
Fragment was probably used as a quire guard.