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.

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