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Corpus Medicorum Graecorum – Supplementum Orientale

Edited by: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften

ISSN: 0589-8072

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Volume 3,3 Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum VI commentariorum I–VIII versio Arabica

Commentaria VII–VIII, Indices

Uwe Vagelpohl

Part of the multi-volume work V. Galeni in Hippocratis epidemiarum librum commentaria

Volume 5/3,3 in the series Corpus Medicorum Graecorum

Volume V 3, 3 in this series

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The present volume offers the first critical edition of the medieval Arabic translation of Galen's Commentary on Book 6 of the Hippocratic Epidemics produced by Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq (d. ca. 870). The edition is based on all extant Arabic textual witnesses, including the Arabic secondary transmission.

Only about two thirds of the Greek original of this text is extant; the Arabic translation is therefore the only complete witness to this important work. The number and extent of quotations from this commentary in medieval Arabic medical writings, which are documented in the introduction to the volume, demonstrate that it became a crucial source for the development of medicine in the Islamic world. It also gave rise to a wide range of didactic writings which illustrate its importance for medical teaching.

The English translation aims to convey some of the flavour of the Arabic text. The volume also contains comprehensive indices that map out the terminology and style of the translation.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110775006
ISBN:: 9783110775006
ISBN:: 9783110773194
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Greek
Subject:: Greek Authors
Subject:: Ancient Science and Medicine
Publisher:: De Gruyter Akademie Forschung

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Volume 3,2 Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum VI commentariorum I–VIII versio Arabica

Commentaria IV–VI

Uwe Vagelpohl

Part of the multi-volume work V. Galeni in Hippocratis epidemiarum librum commentaria

Volume 5/3,2 in the series Corpus Medicorum Graecorum

Volume V 3, 2 in this series

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The English translation aims to convey some of the flavour of the Arabic text. The volume also contains comprehensive indices that map out the terminology and style of the translation.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110774986
ISBN:: 9783110774986
ISBN:: 9783110773187
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Greek
Subject:: Greek Authors
Subject:: Ancient Science and Medicine
Publisher:: De Gruyter Akademie Forschung

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Volume 3,1 Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum VI commentariorum I–VIII versio Arabica

Commentaria I–III

Uwe Vagelpohl

Part of the multi-volume work V. Galeni in Hippocratis epidemiarum librum commentaria

Volume 5/3,1 in the series Corpus Medicorum Graecorum

Volume V 3,1 in this series

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The English translation aims to convey some of the flavour of the Arabic text. The volume also contains comprehensive indices that map out the terminology and style of the translation.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110774993
ISBN:: 9783110774993
ISBN:: 9783110772098
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Greek
Subject:: Greek Authors
Subject:: Ancient Science and Medicine
Publisher:: De Gruyter Akademie Forschung

Book Open Access 2016

Volume 2,2 Galeni in Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum II commentariorum IV-VI versio Arabica et indices

Uwe Vagelpohl, Simon Swain

Part of the multi-volume work V. Galeni in Hippocratis epidemiarum librum commentaria

Volume 5/2,2 in the series Corpus Medicorum Graecorum

Volume V 2,2 in this series

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The present volume offers the first critical edition of the medieval Arabic translation of Galen's Commentary on Book 2 of the Hippocratic Epidemics produced by Hunayn ibn Ishaq (d. ca. 870). The edition is based on all extant Arabic textual witnesses, including the Arabic secondary transmission.

The Greek original of this text is lost; the Arabic translation is therefore the only intact witness to this important work. The number and extent of quotations from this commentary in medieval Arabic medical writings, which are documented in the introduction to the volume, demonstrate that it became a crucial source for the development of medicine in the Islamic world. It also gave rise to a wide range of didactic writings which illustrate its importance for medical teaching.

The English translation aims to convey some of the flavour of the Arabic text. The volume also contains comprehensive indices that map out the terminology and style of the translation.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110463989
ISBN:: 9783110463989
ISBN:: 9783110463057
ISBN:: 9783110462982
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Ancient Science and Medicine
Subject:: Medicine
Subject:: Basic Medical Science
Subject:: History and Ethics of Medicine
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Open Access 2016

Volume 2,1 Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum II Commentariorum I-III versio Arabica

Uwe Vagelpohl, Simon Swain

Part of the multi-volume work V. Galeni in Hippocratis epidemiarum librum commentaria

Volume 5/2,1 in the series Corpus Medicorum Graecorum

Volume V 2,1 in this series

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The English translation aims to convey some of the flavour of the Arabic text. The volume also contains comprehensive indices that map out the terminology and style of the translation.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110454055
ISBN:: 9783110454055
ISBN:: 9783110453553
ISBN:: 9783110453485
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Ancient Science and Medicine
Subject:: History
Subject:: Topics in History
Subject:: History of Knowledge
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Open Access 2014

Volume 1 Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum I commentariorum I-III versio Arabica

Edidit, in linguam Anglicam vertit, commentatus est

Uwe Vagelpohl

Part of the multi-volume work V. Galeni in Hippocratis epidemiarum librum commentaria

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The present volume offers the first critical edition of Book I of the medieval Arabic translation of Galen's Commentary on the Hippocratic Epidemics produced by Hunayn ibn Ishaq (d. ca. 870). The edition is based on all extant Arabic textual witnesses, including the Arabic secondary transmission.
The translation of this text became a crucial source for the development of medicine in the Islamic world, especially in the nascent field of clinical medicine; the number and extent of quotations in later Arabic medical works and the wide range of didactic writings created on the basis of this translation attest to its importance.
The English translation, which aims to convey some of the favour of the Arabic translation, comes with extensive notes on the differences between the Greek original and the Arabic translation. A thorough comparison between the two versions of the commentary provided important insights into the translation style and terminology of Hunayn ibn Ishaq and his associates.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110406597
ISBN:: 978-3-11-040583-5
ISBN:: 978-3-11-040659-7
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Greek
Subject:: Greek Authors
Subject:: Ancient Science and Medicine
Subject:: Medicine
Subject:: Basic Medical Science
Subject:: History and Ethics of Medicine
Publisher:: De Gruyter Akademie Forschung