Science Translated: Latin and Vernacular Translations of Scientific Treatises in Medieval Europe (Mediaevalia Lovaniensia) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9058676714 ISBN 13: 9789058676719

Publisher: Leuven University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Mediaevalia Lovaniensia 40Medieval translators played an important role in the development and evolution of a scientific lexicon. At a time when most scholars deferred to authority, the translations of canonical texts assumed great importance. Moreover, translation occurred at two levels in the Middle Ages. First, Greek or Arabic texts were translated into the learned language, Latin. Second, Latin texts became source texts themselves, to be translated into the vernaculars as their importance across Europe started to increase.The situation of the respective translators at these two levels was fundamentally different: whereas the former could rely on a long tradition of scientific discourse, the latter had the enormous responsibility of actually developing a scientific vocabulary. The contributions in the present volume investigate both levels, greatly illuminating the emergence of the scientific terminology and concepts that became so fundamental in early modern intellectual discourse. The scientific disciplines covered in the book include, among others, medicine, biology, astronomy, and physics.

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About the Author

Pieter De Leemans is Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the KU Leuven and Academic Secretary of the Aristoteles Latinus.

Edition details

• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 9058676714
• ISBN 13: 9789058676719
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: Goyens Michéle, De Leemans Pieter, Smets An