| Niccolo da Reggio's translations of Galen and their reception in France. | |
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PMID: 17152391 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the first half of the fourteenth century, Niccolò da Reggio translated more than fifty works by Galen from Greek into Latin, and by mid-century most if not all of them had reached the papal court at Avignon, where Guy de Chauliac praised their accuracy and cited them regularly in his Great Surgery of 1363. Yet contemporary physicians at nearby Montpellier almost never referred to them, ordinarily preferring to quote from the older Arabic-Latin translations. Examining a particular context, the ways in which urological conditions were described in the old and new versions of Galen, suggests that medical teachers and commentators may have found it difficult to give up the familiarity of the traditional language in favor of Niccolò's new terminology. |
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Authors:
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Michael R McVaugh |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Early science and medicine Volume: 11 ISSN: 1383-7427 ISO Abbreviation: Early Sci Med Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-12-07 Completed Date: 2007-02-07 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9610931 Medline TA: Early Sci Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 275-301 Citation Subset: Q |
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. |
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France Greece History, Ancient Textbooks as Topic / history* Translations |
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Niccolo da Reggio; Galen |
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