Qusta ibn Luqa

Qusta ibn Luqa was a physician, mathematician, translator, writer, astronomer and philosopher (820–912). He was born at Baalbek.

Also recorded as Qusṭā ibn Lūqā; Qusṭā albaʻlabakiiy; Qusṭā al-Baʻlabakkī.

Qusta ibn Luqa in brief

Born
820
Died
912
Known for
physician, mathematician, translator, writer, astronomer, philosopher and interpreter
Place of birth
Baalbek
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Qusṭā ibn Lūqā, Qusṭā albaʻlabakiiy and Qusṭā al-Baʻlabakkī. His recorded language was Arabic. His recorded confession was Christianity.

Catalogued works

11 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1974 to 1996.

The Difference between Spirit and Soul. Paradise. Una corrispondenza islamo-cristiana sull'origine divina dell'islam. Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (3rd/9th cent.) : texts and studies / collected and reprinted by Fuat Sezgin [and others]., dated 1996, held by Wellcome Collection. Qusṭā ibn Lūqā's medical regime for the pilgrims to Mecca : the Risālā fī tadbīr safar al-ḥajj / edited with translation and commentary by Gerrit Bos., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection. Abhandlung über die Ansteckung / von Qusṭā ibn Lūqā ; herausgegeben, übersetzt und kommentiert von Hartmut Fähndrich., dated 1987, held by Wellcome Collection. Die Abhandlung des Qusṭā ibn Lūqā über die Länge und Kürze des Lebens und die Physiognomie der Langlebigen : Erstedition, Übersetzung und Kommentar / von Martin Pelster., dated 1985, held by Wellcome Collection. Une correspondance islamo-chrétienne entre Ibn al-Munaǧǧim, Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq et Qusṭā ibn Lūqā / introduction, édition, divisions, notes et index par Khalil Samir ; introduction, traduction et notes par Paul Nwyia., dated 1981, held by Wellcome Collection. Das Buch über die Geschlechtlichkeit (Kitāb fī l-bāh) von Qusṭā Ibn Lūqā / [Najdat Ali Barhoum]., dated 1974, held by Wellcome Collection. Problems in the Latin manuscript tradition of 'De differentia spiritus et animae' by the physician Costa ben Luca (9/10 cent.) / Judith Wilcox., dated 1981, held by Wellcome Collection. Les méchaniques : ou, l'élévateur des corps lourds / Héron d'Alexandrie ; texte arabe de Qusṭā Ibn Lūqā, établi et traduit par B. Carra de Vaux ; introduction par D.R. Hill ; commentaries par A.G. Drachman., dated 1988, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

<i>Qusta Ibn Luqa's Medical Regime for the Pilgrims to Mecca: The Risala fi tadbir safar al-hajj</i>. Qusta Ibn Luqa, Gerrit Bos, Isis, 1994. Qusta Ibn Luqa De Physicis Ligaturis (De Incantatione), Medieval Encounters, 1995. The Ligatures Of Qusta Ibn Luqa, Shamans and Robots, 2010. Qusta Ibn Luqa on sleeplessness, Journal of Semitic Studies, 1998. Qusta Ibn Luqa on the Use of the Celestial Globe, Isis, 1944. آلة الكرة الفلكية من قسطا بن لوقا البعلبكي حتى الحسن بن علي المراكشي تاريخية من خلال المخطوطات الفلكية The Astronomical Sphere of Qusta ibn Luqa al-Ba'albakki to al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Marakshi A Historical Study through Astronomical Manuscripts, Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ al-Luġaẗ al-'arabiyyaẗ bi-Assiut, 2024.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1147225982). Those registers additionally record the form Ibn-Luqa, Qusta.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Les mécaniques ou L'élévateur de Héron d'Alexandrie: publiées pour la ... (1894) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 820Qusta ibn Luqa born at Baalbek.
  2. 912Qusta ibn Luqa died.
  3. 1894Les mécaniques ou L'élévateur de Héron d'Alexandrie: publiées pour la ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1987Abhandlung über die Ansteckung / von Qusṭā ibn Lūqā ; herausgegeben, übersetzt und kommentiert von Hartmut Fähndrich. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1992Qusṭā ibn Lūqā's medical regime for the pilgrims to Mecca : the Risālā fī tadbīr safar al-ḥajj / edited with translation and commentary by Gerrit Bos. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1996Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (3rd/9th cent.) : texts and studies / collected and reprinted by Fuat Sezgin [and others]. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Qusta ibn Luqa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1621474: Qusta ibn Luqa

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