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1 online resource |
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Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter One; 1.1. Source and Contents; 1.2. Codicology; 1.2.1. Material and Dimension; 1.2.2. Decoration and Ink; 1.2.3. Quiring; 1.2.4. Ruling; 1.2.5. Foliation; 1.3. Palaeography; 1.3.1. Script; 1.3.2. Numerals; 1.3.3. Marginalia; 1.3.4. Catchwords; 1.3.5. Abbreviations; 1.3.6. Manuscript Corrections; 1.3.7. Punctuation; Chapter Two; 2.1. Accidence; 2.1.1. Nouns; 2.1.2. Adjectives; 2.1.3. Personal Pronouns; 2.1.4. Adverbs; 2.1.5. Verbs; 2.2. Word Order; 2.3. Dialect; Chapter Three; 3.1. Editorial Conventions |
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3.2. Constantinus Africanus ́Venerabilis AnatomiaChapter Four; 4.1. Conventions; 4.2. The Glossary; Chapter Five; References; Notes |
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Constantinus Africanus (c. 1015-1087), likely born in modern Tunis or Sicily, was responsible for the translation of Arabic medical texts into Latin, which constituted a substantial contribution to contemporary knowledge in fields such as anatomy and surgery, among others. Consequently, he was an extremely influential and much-cited author, and his contributions were translated into other vernacular languages, including Middle English, during the Middle Ages, which led to the proliferation of different translations of the same treatise. This book is a semi-diplomatic edition of the late Middle |
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Constantine, the African, approximately 1020-1087. Venerabilis anatomia
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Anatomy -- Early works to 1800
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English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Texts.
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Palaeography (history of writing)
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Linguistics.
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History of medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Anatomy.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Anatomy
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English language -- Middle English
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Early works
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Texts
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1443885533 |
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9781443885539 |
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