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Cesti : the extant fragments / Iulius Africanus ; edited by Martin Wallraff, Carlo Scardino, Laura Mecella and Christophe Guignard ; translated by William Adler.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten drei Jahrhunderte ; n.F., Bd. 18.Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2012Description: 1 online resource (cxxxii, 224 pages) : 4 color facsimilesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110286809
  • 3110286807
Contained works:
  • Africanus, Sextus Julius. Kestoi. English (Adler)
  • Africanus, Sextus Julius. Kestoi. Greek (Wallraff, Scardino, Mecella and Guignard)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cesti.DDC classification:
  • 888 23/swe
LOC classification:
  • PA3860.A5 A65 2012
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • NH 6850
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- IULIUS AFRICANUS CESTI -- Testimonia on General Aspects of the Cesti -- Michael Psellus as a Critical Reader of the Cesti -- Material in Direct Transmission -- Material from Military Literature -- Material from Hippiatric Literature -- Material from Metrological Literature -- Material from Agricultural Literature -- Material from Alchemical Literature -- Material from Medical Literature -- Material from Other Sources -- INDEXES -- Figures
Summary: Iulius Africanus (3rd cent.) is a fascinating intellectual in a period of transition. Author of the first Christian world chronicle (Chronographiae), he also wrote a comprehensive and multifaceted manual of many fields of knowledge, where the religious character is open to debate. The preserved fragments of the Cesti treat military, technical, medical and many other topics. These texts are presented in an entirely new critical edition, based on a thorough analysis of all channels of transmission. The edition is accompanied by notes and a new English translation.

Text of the fragments in Greek with English translation on facing pages; extensive critical introduction and notes in English.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xciii-cx) and indexes.

Print version record.

Iulius Africanus (3rd cent.) is a fascinating intellectual in a period of transition. Author of the first Christian world chronicle (Chronographiae), he also wrote a comprehensive and multifaceted manual of many fields of knowledge, where the religious character is open to debate. The preserved fragments of the Cesti treat military, technical, medical and many other topics. These texts are presented in an entirely new critical edition, based on a thorough analysis of all channels of transmission. The edition is accompanied by notes and a new English translation.

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- IULIUS AFRICANUS CESTI -- Testimonia on General Aspects of the Cesti -- Michael Psellus as a Critical Reader of the Cesti -- Material in Direct Transmission -- Material from Military Literature -- Material from Hippiatric Literature -- Material from Metrological Literature -- Material from Agricultural Literature -- Material from Alchemical Literature -- Material from Medical Literature -- Material from Other Sources -- INDEXES -- Figures