Article ID: CBB001420835

The Legend of Constantine the African (2013)

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Burnett, Charles (Author)


Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali
Volume: 21
Pages: 277--294


Publication Date: 2013
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Mittelalterliche Legenden von Philosophen und Gelehrten / The Medieval Legends of Philosophers and Scholars”
Language: English

This paper explores the legend that Constantine the African, translator of a large number of medical works from Arabic into Latin in the late eleventh century, was a plagiarist. The meaning of `plagiarism' in the Middle Ages is explored. The origins and development of this accusation against Constantine are described and it is asked whether the accusation is justified. The paper ends with the rallying to Constantine's defense by Henricus Petri who produced an edition of Constantine's works in Basel (1536-1539).

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Authors & Contributors
Garofalo, Ivan
Moureau, Sébastien
Moyon, Marc
Theodosius
al-Hassan, Ahmad Y.
Black, Winston E.
Journals
Micrologus: Nature, Sciences and Medieval Societies
Galenos: Rivista di Filologia dei Testi Medici Antichi
Aleph: Historical Studies in Science and Judaism
Arabic Sciences and Philosophy
Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Publishers
Verlag der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Brepols Publishers
Brill
Concepts
Translations
Arabic language
Latin language
Manuscripts
Medicine
Mathematics
People
Galen
Aristotle
Theodosius
Constantinus Africanus
Avicenna
Celsi, Mino
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
16th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
Places
Europe
France
Mediterranean region
Basel (Switzerland)
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