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This is the first edition ever of Moerbeke's Latin translation of Ptolemy's celebrated astrological handbook, kwn under the title Tetrabiblos or Quadripartitum (opus). Ptolemy's treatise (composed after 141 AD) offers a systematic overview of astrological science and had, together with his Almagest, an ermous influence up until the 17th century. In the Latin Middle Ages the work was mostly kwn through translations from the Arabic. William of Moerbeke's translation was made directly from the Greek and it is a major scholarly achievement manifesting t only Moerbeke's genius as a translator, but also as a scientist. The edition is accompanied by extensive Greek-Latin indices, which give evidence of Moerbeke's astonishing enrichment of the Latin vocabulary, which he needed both to translate the technical scientific vocabulary and to cope with the many new terms Ptolemy created. The introduction examines Moerbeke's translation method and situates the Latin translation within the tradition of the Greek text. This edition makes possible a better assessment of the great medieval translator and also contributes to a better understanding of the Greek text of Ptolemy's masterwork.Product Identifiers
PublisherLeuven University Press
ISBN-109058679624
ISBN-139789058679628
eBay Product ID (ePID)191041924
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FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish, Latin, English, Latin
TopicPhilosophy
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Place of PublicationLeuven
Edited byGudrun Vuillemin-Diem, Professor Carlos Steel
First Published2015
Series TitleAncient and Medieval Philosophy, Series 1
Author BiographyGudrun Vuillemin-Diem is the editor of Moerbeke's translations of the Metaphysics and Meteorology in the series of the Aristoteles latinus.Carlos Steel is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Philosophy and former President of the Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Leuven.
Date of Publication01/11/2013
Country of PublicationBelgium
