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Původ textu Avicennae Canon abbreviatus a jeho opisy v českých rukopisných fondech
The Origin of the Text Avicennae Canon Abbreviatus and Its Handwritten Copies in Czech Manuscript Collections

Author(s): Hana Florianová
Subject(s): Middle Ages
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: Avicenna; Canon abbreviatus; medieval medical manuscripts; medieval medicine

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with six copies of a medical compendium recently identified in manuscripts kept in Czech libraries. This compendium, called Avicennae Canon abbreviatus in foreign catalogues, has a distinctive prologue. According to the prologue, it was originally a university lecture, but it has not been clear at which university it was given. Two recently identified texts state that the university in question was the University of Vienna. The reworked lecture circulated in two redactions.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 49/2
  • Page Range: 131-142
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech