Sloane MS 1977 - A medical anthology including Roger Frugardi's Chirurgia
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Title
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Sloane MS 1977 - A medical anthology including Roger Frugardi's Chirurgia
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Description
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Chirurgia—the longest text in this anthology—was written by the Lombard surgeon Roger Frugardi in 1170. It was translated into French in the first quarter of 14th century. Since there are no references to the illustrations in the text and the text is very descriptive, it suggests that Frugardi did not plan to include illustrations. The Sloane manuscript held by the British Library is illustrated. It is also unique in that each illuminated page includes 9 miniatures: the three top ones are biblical in nature, while the remaining six are medical. This unusual combination of biblical and surgical scenes puzzles researchers until this day. Based on stylistic features of miniatures, some attribute them to the artist active in Picardy around 1340, known as “Master of Sainte Benoîte,” but some argue that they were done by the artist from Amiens.
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Creator
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Roger Frugardi (or Roger Frugard of Salerno, Roger de Salerne, approximately 1140-1195)
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Date
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ca. 14th century [original text published]
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1980 [facsimile published]
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Format
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16.8cm x 24.1cm x 1.1cm
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Publisher
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Editions Medicina Rara (Stuttgard, DE)
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Type
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Book
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Original Format
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Book
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Tag
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12th-century physicians
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14th-century texts
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Facsimiles
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Italian surgeons
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Salernitan surgeons
