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Liber dietarium universalium et particularium – Fragment

Parchment · 1 leaf · 1251 – 1300 CE · France · 255 x 150 mm

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Victoria, B.C., University of Victoria Libraries, Fragm.Lat.4

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Scholarly descriptions

Adrienne Williams Boyarin and James Kendrick, University of Victoria, 2021
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Erik Kwakkel, University of Victoria, 2006
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Curated Tags

Miscellaneous: In the Archives 2021 (UVic)

Century

13th century

Text Language

Latin

Script Type

Gothic Script (generic)

Persons

Constantinus, Africanus (Translator)

Isaac Israeli, approximately 832-approximately 932 (Author)

Summary

Fragment of Constantine the African’s Liber dietarium universalium et particularium (a Latin translation of Isaac Israeli’s Arabic Kitāb al-aghdhiya), a standard text in the medieval medical curriculum. This leaf includes the beginning of the third section on “particulars,” on the medicinal and dietary uses of melon, cucumber, squash, watermelon, and lettuce.

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↗ University of Victoria Special Collections detail page

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