Liber pantegni
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The Liber pantegni is a medieval medical text compiled by Constantinus Africanus
in ca. the 1080s, ascribed to Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
(10th century). It is a compendium of Hellenistic and Islamic medicine
, in large parts a translation of the kitab al-malaki "royal book" of Ali ibn al-Abbas. A distinction is made between theorica and practica, as it has been made before in the so called Isagoge Johannitii an earlier medical text, which was originally written by Hunayn ibn Ishaq
. The "Liber pantegni" was expanded by Johannes Afflatius under the title of liber aureus, and further by Stephen of Antioch (1127) as regalis dispositio.
A shorter and more practical compilation of Constantinus is the Viaticum.
Constantine the African
Constantine the African was a Tunisian doctor of the eleventh century. The first part of his life was spent in Tunisia and the rest in Italy. In Salerno, Italy, he became a professor of medicine and his work attracted widespread attention...
in ca. the 1080s, ascribed to Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
Isaac Israeli ben Solomon , also known as Isaac Israeli the Elder and Isaac Judaeus, was one of the foremost physicians and philosophers of his time. He is regarded as the father of medieval Jewish Neoplatonism...
(10th century). It is a compendium of Hellenistic and Islamic medicine
Islamic medicine
In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine, Arabic medicine or Arabian medicine refers to medicine developed in the Islamic Golden Age, and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of Islamic civilization....
, in large parts a translation of the kitab al-malaki "royal book" of Ali ibn al-Abbas. A distinction is made between theorica and practica, as it has been made before in the so called Isagoge Johannitii an earlier medical text, which was originally written by Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a famous and influential Assyrian Nestorian Christian scholar, physician, and scientist, known for his work in translating Greek scientific and medical works into Arabic and Syriac during the heyday of the Islamic Abbasid Caliphate.Ḥunayn ibn Isḥaq was the most productive...
. The "Liber pantegni" was expanded by Johannes Afflatius under the title of liber aureus, and further by Stephen of Antioch (1127) as regalis dispositio.
A shorter and more practical compilation of Constantinus is the Viaticum.
Editions
- Opera omnia ysaac. Ed. Andreas Turinus. Lugduni 1515; Constantini opera. Apud Henricus PetrusHenricus PetrusHenricus Petrus or Sebastian Henric Petri are two of the names used for publications from a 16th century printer shop of Basel , also called Officina Henricpetrina....
. Basileae 1536/39. - Wolfenbüttel Digital Library
- Eleventh-century manuscript version at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National library of the Netherlands
- Theorica Pantegni; the first part of Liber Pantegni as a facsimile and transcription of the Helsinki manuscript. National Library of Finland, 2011.
Literature
- Constantine the African and Ali ibn al-Abbas al-Magusi: The Pantegni and Related Texts, The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Edited by Burnett and Jacquart, Studies in Ancient Medicine, vol. 10. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1994.
- Moritz Steinschneider: Constantinus Africanus und seine arabischen Quellen. In: Virchows Arch. 37 (1866) 351-416;
- Charles Singer: A Legend of Salerno. How Constantin the Africain Brought the Art of Medicine to the Christians. In: John Hopkins Bulletin 28 (1917) 64-69;
- Hermann Lehmann: Die Arbeitsweise des Constantinus Afrikanus und des Johannes Afflacius im Verhältnis zueinander. In: Archeion 12 (1930) 272-281;