De Urinis
Dublin Core
Title
De Urinis
Subject
Israeli, Isaac, approximately 832-approximately 932
Manuscripts (document genre)
Judaica
Excerpts
Urine
Description
This manuscript version of Isaac Israeli’s treatise on urine is part of a larger compilation of texts which was probably used by a German medical student (the binding is typical of German craftsmanship and materials). The lack of embellishment or illumination, as well as the small hand and margins, suggest that this codex was meant for use by a student.
The text of De Urinis begins just under the circle and the words ‘S[an]ta maria’: “In the name of Christ begins the book of urine translated by Constantine the African into the Latin language from the Arabic …”
Abstract
Excerpt from Isaac Israeli's De Urinis [On Urine]
Creator
Israeli, Isaac, approximately 832-approximately 932
Date Created
13th century, early to mid
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library (Ballard 48)
Format
text
Extent
Excerpt (2 pages)
Language
Latin
Identifier
DigID0002788
Provenance
Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1937
Files
Citation
Israeli, Isaac, approximately 832-approximately 932, “De Urinis,” OnView, accessed April 24, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12979.