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<mods:title>Viaticum</mods:title>
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<mods:abstract>The Viaticumis a systematic and detailed medical handbook originally written in Arabic and translated at least 3 times into Hebrew. Its popularity in medieval Europe is well-documented. The Latin translation on view here is almost certainly the work of Constantine. From the Prince Dietrichstein Library. Excerpt from Viaticum [Medical Book for Travelers], translated into Latin by Constantine the African</mods:abstract>
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