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Scientiae 2025: Istanbul, 16-19 September, Annual Conference

16–19 Sept 2025
Istanbul
Europe/Istanbul timezone

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S.1.2. Reading, Collecting, and Translating Medicine across Religious and Linguistic Boundaries

16 Sept 2025, 16:15
ROOM 1 (Amfi 8) (Istanbul University Faculty of Letters)

ROOM 1 (Amfi 8)

Istanbul University Faculty of Letters

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S.1.2. Reading, Collecting, and Translating Medicine across Religious and Linguistic Boundaries

  • Kadir Çelik (Kendisi)
  • Mustafa Yavuz
  • Dina Bacalexi (CNRS)

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Chair: Valentina Pugliano

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  1. The Ottoman Reception of Matthioli’s De Materia Medica: Knowledge Transmission and Pharmacobotanical Adaptation
    Mustafa Yavuz
    16/09/2025, 16:15
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    This study examines the reception of Pietro Andrea Matthioli’s commentary on De Materia Medica in the Ottoman Empire, focusing on the 18th-century translation by Osman bin Abdurrahman, a translator based in Belgrade. De Materia Medica, originally authored by Pedanios Dioscorides in the first century CE, was a foundational text in pharmacobotany, influencing both Islamic and European medical...

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  2. A Non-Muslim Source of Ottoman Medicine: The Case of Garshuni Manuscript in Mardin
    Kadir Çelik (Istanbul Medeniyet University and Izmır Ege University)
    16/09/2025, 16:35
    Individual papers

    This study aims to analyze an anonymous Garshuni-Arabic medical manuscript, which refers to Arabic text written in Syriac script, cataloged by the Hill Manuscript Museum and Library under project number CFMM00557. Studies on Ottoman medicine have primarily focused on Muslim sources, while non-Muslim sources, such as Hebrew, Armenian, Greek, Syriac and Garshuni manuscripts, have yet to be...

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  3. What’s in a Book Collector’s Mind? Delving into the Renaissance Medical Library of Laurentius de Rubeis
    Dina Bacalexi (CNRS)
    16/09/2025, 16:55
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    In an era where erudite medical education was based mostly on bookish culture, and learned physicians were prominent educators, book collection and medical activity were interwoven. The collections, drawing on ancient (mainly Greek) and contemporary medical authorities, showcase the eagerness of humanist physicians for knowledge update and professional accuracy.
    In this framework, as a...

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