Bøger af Charles Burnett

The "Kelal Qatan (Concise Summary)" was composed by David Ben Yom Tov, a Hebrew scholar who lived in the first half of the 14th century. He is known in Latin simply as David Iudaeus. This is a text on medical astrology, dealing primarily with the astrological indications pertaining especially to fevers. It is the most detailed and extensive original Hebrew treatise on astrological medicine surviving in Hebrew Literature. Contents of this edition: Introduction; Original Hebrew Text; The Latin Text; Modern English Translation; Glossary; and Bibliography. Color and black and white illustrations.

Brings together articles on the different numeral forms used in the Middle Ages, and their use in mathematical and other contexts. This title discusses how different types of numerals are used for different purposes, and the application of numerals to the abacus, and to calculation with pen and ink.

After discussing the terminology of talismanic magic and its position in divisions of science in the Middle Ages, this book traces the history of talismanic texts from the Classical period through the Arabic world to the Latin Middle Ages. It also includes 20 studies in English.