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Alphita: Edición crítica y comentario de Alejandro García González. Edizione Nazionale La Scuola Medica Salernitana, 02.
Publication Details
Florence: Sismel. Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2007 CE.
Alphita, farina ordei idem, an anonymous collection of glosses, documents the linguistic renewal of the medical and botanical technical lexicon, derived from Greco-Latin as well as Arabic sources, at the School of Salerno from the 11th to the 12th centuries. This is the first critical edition of the glossary, accompanied by a thorough analysis its origins, period of composition, major sources, different versions, textual transmission, and an identification and comment on each entry in the glossary.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #8557 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10734 |
| External URL | alphita-edicin-crtica-y-comentario-de-alejandro-garca-gonzlez |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Florence