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Christian von Prachatitz und sein lateinischer Herbarius. Zum Forschungsstand des ältesten Kräuterbuchs aus dem mittelalterlichen Böhmen

STEHLÍKOVÁ, Dana

Basic information

Original name

Christian von Prachatitz und sein lateinischer Herbarius. Zum Forschungsstand des ältesten Kräuterbuchs aus dem mittelalterlichen Böhmen

Name (in English)

Cristannus of Prachatice and his Latin Herbarium. The state of research on the oldest herbarium of mediaeval Bohemia

Authors

STEHLÍKOVÁ, Dana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Sudhoffs Archiv, Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2017, 0039-4564

Other information

Language

German

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60202 Specific languages

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/17:00095321

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Christian of Prachatice; medieval herbaria; medieval manuscripts; medieval medicine

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 27/4/2018 11:16, Mgr. Marie Skřivanová

Abstract

V originále

Der Aufsatz setzt die neuesten Feststellungen über das Herbarium vom Prager Meister Christian von Prachatitz († 1439) zusammen, das nur in mittelalterlichen Handschriften vorliegt und bisher nicht ediert worden ist. Er bietet eine aktualisierte Liste von allen bekannten Handschriften, macht auf die Hauptquellen aufmerksam (d. h. Liber Aggregatoris in simplici medicina von Pseudo-Serapion und Circa instans) und unterscheidet zwischen zwei Redaktionen des Werkes. Im zweiten Teil des Aufsatzes wird das Nachleben des lateinischen Herbariums in der alttschechischen Literatur beschrieben.

In English

The paper summarizes the most recent findings about Herbarium by Prague Master Cristannus of Prachatice († 1439), which is available only in manuscripts and has not been published yet. It brings the current list of all manuscripts known today, mentions chief sources for Herbarium (Pseudo-Serapion’s Liber Aggregatoris in simplici medicina and Circa instans), thoroughly describes the similar features and differences between both extant redactions and proposes the origin of both redactions and possible Cristannus’ authorship of both extant versions. The next part of the paper focuses on the so-called second life of this Herbarium – its use in two Old Bohemian herbaria which, as a whole, used to be wrongfully attributed to Cristannus of Prachatice. The author points out another very significant source for both Old Bohemian texts – herbarium with inc. galganum sive galanga, known as „Galgant spice tract“ (so-called Galgant-Gewürz-Traktat) and in some mediaeval manuscripts said to be a part of Melleus liquor collection. At the final part of the paper, the author focuses on the herbarium published as a part of the fourth and fifth edition of the so-called Medical books by Master Cristannus of Prachatice in the second half of the 16th century. She proves that this text is based on the so-called Galgant-Gewürz-Traktat and has no relation to Cristannus of Prachatice.

Links

GA14-06134S, research and development project
Name: Latinský Herbář Křišťana z Prachatic
Investor: Czech Science Foundation