Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 13318
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Green , Monica H.
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  • Title: The Development of the "Trotula" [the Trotula collection has a complicated history; the earliest texts mix European medical lore with Arabic material derived from Constantine the African and other translators; the collection and its component parts were translated into several vernacular languages, including Hebrew and Irish; appendices include a listing of "Trotula" Latin manuscripts, a list of medieval translations by language, and three collations of "Trotula" texts, the "Liber de sinthomatibus mulierum," the "De curis mulierum," and the "De ornatu mulierum"].
  • Source: Women's Healthcare in the Medieval West: Texts and Contexts.  Edited by Monica H. GreenVariorum Collected Studies Series, 680.  Ashgate Publishing, 2000.  Pages 119 - 203. Originally published in Revue d'histoire des textes 26 (1996).
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Constantine the African, Translator Cosmetics Gynecology Hartlieb, Johan, Translator Medical Manuscripts Medicine Salerno, Salerno, Italy- Medical School Trotula, Medical Compilation
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: 12- 13- 14- 15
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  • Table: One diagram. Development of the "Trotula," showing the major texts and the various combinations.
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  • Year of Publication: 2000.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0860788261