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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos in the translation of William of Moerbeke Claudii Ptolemaei liber iudicialium

Title: Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos in the translation of William of Moerbeke [electronic resource] = Claudii Ptolemaei liber iudicialium / edited by Gudrun Vuillemin-Diem and Carlos Steel ; with the assistance of Pieter De Leemans.
Author: Ptolemy, active 2nd century.
Publication: Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press [2015]

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1 online resource (x, 443 pages) : illustrations.

Summary

First modern edition of the William of Moerbeke's Latin translation of Ptolemy's 'Tetrabiblos' or 'Quadripartitum opus'. Ptolemy's treatise (composed after 141 AD) offers a systematic overview of astrological science and had, together with his 'Almagest', an enormous influence up until the 17th century. In the Latin Middle Ages the work was mostly known through translations from the Arabic. William of Moerbeke's translation was made directly from the Greek and it is a major scholarly achievement manifesting not only Moerbeke's genius as a translator, but also as a scientist. The edition is accompanied by extensive Greek-Latin indices, which give evidence of Moerbeke's astonishing enrichment of the Latin vocabulary, which he needed both to translate the technical scientific vocabulary and to cope with the many new terms Ptolemy created. The introduction examines Moerbeke's translation method and situates the Latin translation within the tradition of the Greek text.

Series Statement

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. Series I ; XIX

Uniform Title

Tetrabiblos. Latin (William, of Moerbeke : Vuillemin-Diem and Steel : Online)
Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; 19.

Alternative Title

Tetrabiblos.
Claudii Ptolemaei liber iudicialium
Liber iudicialium

Subject

Astrology > Early works to 1800

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-148) and indexes.

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2015475215

OCLC

ssj0001526309

Author

Ptolemy, active 2nd century.

Title

Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos in the translation of William of Moerbeke [electronic resource] = Claudii Ptolemaei liber iudicialium / edited by Gudrun Vuillemin-Diem and Carlos Steel ; with the assistance of Pieter De Leemans.

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