Studia Historica Brunensia (Jan 2016)
De simplicibus medicinis secundum ordinem alphabeti : die Anordnung der Lemmata im lateinischen Herbarium Křišťans von Prachatice
Abstract
The paper presents 15 recently discovered manuscripts of Latin Herbarius by Prague master Christian of Prachatice († 1439) arranged in alphabetical order. The total sum of extant medieval copies, in which the treatise has come down to us, therefore amounts to 19. The principal text of the second redaction (surviving in 16 manuscripts) and the manner of its alphabetical ordering are discussed as well as the changes and additions in the lemmas, which were recorded in this redaction along the written tradition. The author aims to find out to what extent the newly added lemmas and the differences in ordering the original ones may help clarify relationships between the preserved manuscripts.
