Gerard of Cremona's Translation of the Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry : With an Introductory Account of the Twenty-Two Early Extant Arabic Manuscripts of the Elements /
Gerard of Cremona's Translation of the Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry : With an Introductory Account of the Twenty-Two Early Extant Arabic Manuscripts of the Elements /
With an Introductory Account of the Twenty-Two Early Extant Arabic Manuscripts of the Elements
edited by Anthony Lo Bello.
- 1 online resource.
- Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, Medieval Philosophy, Mathematics, and Science ; 2 .
- Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, Medieval Philosophy, Mathematics, and Science ; 2. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Anthony Lo Bello's Gerard of Cremona's Translation of Book I of the Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Euclid's Elements of Geometry is the first modern translation of Gerard of Cremona's (1114-1187) Latin version of al-Nayrizi's famous Arabic commentary. Lo Bello gives an introductory account of the twenty-two early extant Arabic manuscripts of the Elements, an annotated English translation of Gerard's translation of al-Nayrizi's commentary, and finally a critical analysis of the idiosyncrasies of Gerard's method of translation. The Three Volumes are also available as set (ISBN 0 391 04197 5).
9789004453654 9780391041936
10.1163/9789004453654 DOI
Geometry--Early works to 1800.
Mathematics, Greek.
QA31
516
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Anthony Lo Bello's Gerard of Cremona's Translation of Book I of the Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Euclid's Elements of Geometry is the first modern translation of Gerard of Cremona's (1114-1187) Latin version of al-Nayrizi's famous Arabic commentary. Lo Bello gives an introductory account of the twenty-two early extant Arabic manuscripts of the Elements, an annotated English translation of Gerard's translation of al-Nayrizi's commentary, and finally a critical analysis of the idiosyncrasies of Gerard's method of translation. The Three Volumes are also available as set (ISBN 0 391 04197 5).
9789004453654 9780391041936
10.1163/9789004453654 DOI
Geometry--Early works to 1800.
Mathematics, Greek.
QA31
516