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[Croatian-Glagolithic marginalia medica]
M A Dürrigl1, S Fatović-Ferencić
1Staroslavenski institut, Zagreb.
Lijecnicki Vjesnik
|May 1, 1997
Summary
This study analyzes Croatian Glagolitic marginalia, revealing medical recipes and signa agoniae. These texts offer insights into historical medical knowledge transfer and Hippocratic influences in Glagolitic heritage.
Area of Science:
- * History of Medicine
- * Paleography
- * Cultural Studies
Background:
- * Investigation of Croatian Glagolitic manuscripts to identify marginalia medica.
- * Understanding marginalia as a valuable source for medical history and factography.
Observation:
- * Analyzed marginalia include medical recipes, prayers, short chronicles, and signa agoniae.
- * Identified a unique text, 'Zlamenĵa po kih se poznava da nemoĉnik ima brzo umreti' (= signa agoniae).
Findings:
- * Marginalia demonstrate the transmission of folk and official medical knowledge across centuries.
- * The unique 'signa agoniae' text exhibits influences from diverse medical systems.
- * Traces of Hippocratism are evident within the Glagolitic heritage.
Implications:
- * Highlights the significance of marginalia for reconstructing historical medical practices.
- * Provides new data on the integration of various medical traditions in medieval Croatia.
- * Underscores the value of Glagolitic manuscripts for understanding European medical history.