Viaticum

Viaticum

Constantine, the African, approximately 1020-1087

Manuscripts (document genre)

Judaica

Excerpts

Translations (documents)

Handbooks

The Viaticumis a systematic and detailed medical handbook originally written in Arabic and translated at least 3 times into Hebrew. Its popularity in medieval Europe is well-documented. The Latin translation on view here is almost certainly the work of Constantine.

From the Prince Dietrichstein Library.

Excerpt from Viaticum [Medical Book for Travelers], translated into Latin by Constantine the African

Constantine, the African, approximately 1020-1087

13th century

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Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library (Ballard 21)

text

Excerpt (2 pages)

Latin

DigID0002789

Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1933