Keywords: university of victoria universityofvictoria uvic manuscripts, medieval manuscriptsmedieval text Fragment of Constantine the African’s Liber dietarium universalium et particularium (a Latin translation of Isaac Israeli’s Arabic Kitāb al-aghdhiya), a standard text in the medieval medical curriculum. This leaf includes the beginning of the third section on “particulars,” on the medicinal and dietary uses of melon, cucumber, squash, watermelon, and lettuce. Fragment of Constantine the African’s Liber dietarium universalium et particularium (a Latin translation of Isaac Israeli’s Arabic Kitāb al-aghdhiya), a standard text in the medieval medical curriculum. This leaf includes the beginning of the third section on “particulars,” on the medicinal and dietary uses of melon, cucumber, squash, watermelon, and lettuce. |