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The late Middle English version of Constantinus Africanus' Venerabilis anatomia in London, Wellcome Library, MS 290 (ff. 1r-41v) / by Jesús Romero-Barranco.

Title
The late Middle English version of Constantinus Africanus' Venerabilis anatomia in London, Wellcome Library, MS 290 (ff. 1r-41v) / by Jesús Romero-Barranco.
Author
Romero-Barranco, Jesús
Publication
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

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Constantine, the African, approximately 1020-1087.
Description
viii, 109 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
This book is a semi-diplomatic edition of the late Middle English version of Constantinus Africanus' Venerabilis Anatomia, which is housed in the Wellcome Library in London (MS Wellcome 290 (ff. 1r-41v)). This version is accompanied by an introduction, a physical description of the volume, a linguistic analysis of the text, and a glossary. As such, this book represents a primary source for research not only in historical linguistics, but also in other related fields, including the history of medicine.
Alternative Title
  • Constantinus Africanus' Venerabilis anatomia in MS Wellcome 290
  • Venerabilis anatomia.
Subject
  • Constantine, the African, approximately 1020-1087
  • Wellcome Library
  • 1100-1500
  • Human anatomy > Early works to 1800
  • English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Texts
  • Anatomy
  • Manuscripts, Medical as Topic
Genre/Form
  • Early works
  • Texts
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
List of figures -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword. Chapter 1 The manuscript : Source and contents -- Codicology -- Material and dimension -- Decoration and ink -- Quiring -- RUling -- Foliation -- Palaeography -- Script -- Numerals -- Marginalia -- Catchwords -- Abbreviations -- Manuscript corrections -- Punctuation. Chapter 2 The language : Accidence -- Nouns -- Adjectives -- Personal pronouns -- Adverbs -- Verbs -- Word order -- Dialect. Chapter 3 The text : Editorial conventions -- Constantinus Africanus' Venerabilis Anatomia. Chapter 4 The glossary : Conventions -- The glossary. Chapter 5 Concluding remarks. References -- Notes.
ISBN
  • 9781443880404
  • 144388040X
OCLC
  • 923731529
  • SCSB-11352598
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library