Aristotle's Animals in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

• Hoofdauteur: Beullens, Pieter (ed.) (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Guldentops, Guy(ed.) (auth), Steel, Carlos(ed.) (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Leuven University Press 1999
• Reeks: Mediaevalia Lovaniensia - Series 1/Studia
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Aristotle's zoological writings with their wealth of detailed investigations on diverse species of animals have fascinated medieval and Renaissance culture. This volume explores how these texts have been read in various traditions (Arabic, Hebrew, Latin), and how they have been incorporated in...