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Galen’s Simples in Syriac (2020)

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This article discusses the direct and indirect evidence for the transmission of Galen’s Simples in Syriac. It is suggested that it is likely that Sergius translated all eleven books, and that he did so as part of a translation project that by far exceeded the Alexandrian Galenic syllabus. Sergius probably did not distinguish between books 1-5 and 6-11 in the same way that unayn did, but instead considered all eleven books to be a coherent whole that moved from generalities to specifics. It is further suggested that the transmission of Galen’s Simples in two parts was something specific to the demands of the market in ninth-century Baghdad. The prestige of Sergius’s translation continued even into and beyond the period of Ḥunayn, suggesting that unayn’s influence was more limited than is often supposed, possibly due to sectarian reasons, especially Ḥunayn’s Nestorianism. In this context, the significance of the British Library manuscript only containing books 6-8 is reconsidered, as well as how the significance of Galen’s own proems may have changed over time.

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Authors & Contributors
Pormann, Peter E.
Cooper, Glen M.
Violet Moller
ʻAlī, ʻĪsā ibn
Raggetti, Lucia
Grigory Kessel
Concepts
Transmission of texts
Translations
Medicine
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Transmission of ideas
Arabic language
Time Periods
Medieval
9th century
17th century
16th century
Ancient
15th century
Places
Baghdad (Iraq)
Salerno (Italy)
Córdoba (Spain)
Toledo (Spain)
Italy
Greece
Institutions
Scuola medica salernitana
Royal College of Physicians of London
Université de Montpellier
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