Transmitting a Text Through Three Languages: The Future History of Galen's Peri Anomalou Dyskrasias, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol

by Gerrit Box

In the 12th and 13th cent., Western Europe became possessed of Latin versions of most of the works of Greco-Arabic science & philosophy. These included works originally written in Greek & subsequently translated into Arabic, as well as works in Arabic by Christian, Muslin, and Jewish scholars. The new material helped create the new univ. of the 13th cent. and transformed the foundations of medieval thought. This study focuses on a short text by Galen,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606180452
• ISBN13: 9781606180457
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 168 Pages