Matthaeus Platearius
Illustration — Euphorbia lathyris, Beechwort, Mint and Fig, from "The Book of Simple Medicines" Matthaeus Platearius was a physician from the medical school in Salerno, and is thought to have produced a twelfth-century Latin manuscript on medicinal herbs titled "Circa Instans" (also known as "The Book of Simple Medicines"), later translated into French as "Le Livre des simples medecines". It was an alphabetic listing and textbook of simples that was based on Dioscorides "Vulgaris", which described the appearance, preparation, and uses of various drugs. It was widely acclaimed, and was one of the first herbals produced by the newly developed printing process in 1488.
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Matthaeus Platearius
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- Died
- 1161
- Occupation
- physician · botanist · writer
- Education
- University of Salerno
- Known for
- Livre des simples médecines
- Languages
- Latin
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Illustration — Euphorbia lathyris, Beechwort, Mint and Fig, from "The Book of Simple Medicines" Matthaeus Platearius was a physician from the medical school in Salerno, and is thought to have produced a twelfth-century Latin manuscript on medicinal herbs titled "Circa Instans" (also known as "The Book of Simple Medicines"), later translated into French as "Le Livre des simples medecines". It was an alphabetic listing and textbook of simples that was based on Dioscorides "Vulgaris", which described the appearance, preparation, and uses of various drugs. It was widely acclaimed, and was one of the first herbals produced by the newly developed printing process in 1488.
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Born at Salerno, died in 1161.
Matthaeus Platearius studied at University of Salerno. The recorded working language is Latin. Works named in the authority record are Livre des simples médecines.
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