Albert the Great and the Arabic-Latin Reception of Euclid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3900237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco Aurélio Oliveira Da Silva (0000-0002-7405-7902, Universidade Federal da Bahia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-85 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | DoisPontos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1807-3883 • E-ISSN: 2179-7412 |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal do Parana (PUBLISHER • BR) |
| DOI | 10.5380/dp.v18i1.72000t |
| OpenAlex | W4409654852 |
| Language | EN |
In Albert the Great's 13th century, a larger circulation of the complete Arabic-Latin translations of Euclid's Elements, done by Adelard of Bath, Robert Chester, and John of Tinemue begins to take place, alongside Gerald of Cremona's translation of Al-Nayrizi's Commentary on Euclid's Elements. The aim of this paper is to present how Albert the Great deals with the combination of these two traditions, i.e., the Arabic-Latin ranslations of Euclid and the Latin medieval geometrical practice
Arabic · Art · Linguistics · Reception theory · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |