| de Animalibus. Michael Scot's Arabic-Latin Translation, Volume 2 Books XI-XIV: Parts of Animals Contributor(s): Van Oppenraay, Aafke M. I. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004110704 ISBN-13: 9789004110700 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $379.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Latin Published: September 1998 Annotation: Aristotle's De Animalibus has been a very important source of zoological knowledge both for the ancient Greeks and for the medieval Arabs and Europeans. The work has twice been translated into Latin, once direct from the Greek by William of Moerbeke and once by Michael Scot from an existing Arabic translation. Of these, Scot's translation is the oldest. The De Animalibus is composed of three sections: 'History of Animals' (10 books), 'Parts of Animals' (4 books) and 'Generation of Animals' (5 books). The present volume contains the first critical edition of Scot's translation of the second edition. The edition of the third section is already available (1992), the first section is in preparation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 591 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Series: Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus |
| Physical Information: 618 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Aristotle's De Animalibus has been a very important source of zoological knowledge both for the ancient Greeks and for the medieval Arabs and Europeans. The work has twice been translated into Latin, once direct from the Greek by William of Moerbeke and once by Michael Scot from an existing Arabic translation. Of these, Scot's translation is the oldest. The De Animalibus is composed of three sections: 'History of Animals' (10 books), 'Parts of Animals' (4 books) and 'Generation of Animals' (5 books). The present volume contains the first critical edition of Scot's translation of the second section. The edition of the third section is already available (1992), the first section is in preparation. |