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About this Item

Title

  • Canon medicinae.

Names

  • Avicenna, 980-1037.

Created / Published

  • Padua [Johannes Herbort, de Seligenstadt] 1479.

Headings

  • -  Medicine, Arab

Genre

  • Incunabula

Notes

  • -  Gerardus Cremonensis' translation of al-Qānūn fī al-tibb.
  • -  Colophons dated Aug. 19-Nov. 6, 1479.
  • -  Signatures: a⁸ b-f¹⁰ g⁶ [h]² i¹⁰ k⁸ l-o¹⁰ p⁶ [superscript chi]H⁶ A-D¹⁰ E⁸ F¹⁰ G-H⁸ I-K¹² L-O⁸ [superscript chi]O-P¹⁰ P-Q⁸ R¹⁰ [S]⁴ 2a-2e¹⁰ 2f-2h⁸ 2i-2k¹² 2l¹⁰ 2m-2n⁶ 2o⁸.
  • -  Goff A-1419
  • -  Hain-Copinger 2202
  • -  BM 15th cent., VII, p. 917 (IC.29946)
  • -  GW 3117
  • -  "Libellus Auicenne de viribus cordis" (Arnoldus de Villanova's translation of Aḥkām al-adwiyah al-qalbīyah): leaves [421a-428a].
  • -  LC copy has [superscript chi]H2-5 misbound after H8; quires [superscript chi]O-P misbound following P8. Rubricated in red and blue; chief initials supplied in various colors. Purchased at Vienna by or for Stephanus Balassa (inscription dated 1571); stamped on cover: M G D / 1606.
  • -  Vollbehr H2202

Medium

  • [434] leaves ([1] and [131] blank). 37.5 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1479 .A96 R128.3

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 75580650

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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