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La tradition manuscrite du traité des Simples de Galien. Editio princeps et traduction annotée des chapitres 1 à 3 du livre I

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M. D'Aura Editore

V. Boudon-Millot, J. Jouanna, A. Garzya, A. Roselli (eds.), Storia della tradizione e edizione dei medici greci, Atti del VI Colloquio internazionale sull’ecdotica dei testi medici, Parigi aprile 2008, Napoli

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This article reviews our evidence on the textual transmission of Galen’s major treatise On Simple medicines (K. XI, 372-XII, 379), for which scholars currently have no critical edition. Based on extensive inspection and collation of manuscripts, the paper focuses on books I-V, with a brief insight into the problems posed by books VI-XI. The circle of John Argyropoulos, especially Demetrios Angelos, played a crucial role in preserving books I-V. Appended is the first edition, with French translation and notes, of chapters 1-3 of book I, where Galen exhibits his main principles and sets up the intellectual framework for his enquiry.