Switching Style towards Ease in a Medieval Textbook of Medicine: Revison of Constantine the African’s Pantegni, Theorica in Twelfth-Century Manuscripts

• Published in: Library Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 415 - 444
• Main Author: Kaltio, Outi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 22.12.2023

Abstract The Pantegni of Constantine the African (d. by 1098/9) was the first ever comprehensive medical textbook written in Latin. It was translated and modified from an Arabic original in Salerno and in the monastery of Monte Cassino in south Italy. This article demonstrates that a large-scale sty...