Dynameron

The Dynameron , written by Nikolaos Myrepsos in the 13th century, is the most extensive pharmacopoeia of the Christian Middle Ages and was a standard pharmacy text until the 17th century . It comprises 2650 chapters and 3000 prescriptions and contains the entire Byzantine prescription literature. The Dynameron was translated into Latin by Nicolaus Rheginus as early as the 13th century .

See also

• Antidotarium Magnum

literature

• Alfons Lutz : The Dynameron of the so-called Nikolaos Myrepsis and the Antidotarium Nicolai. In: Publications of the International Society for the History of Pharmacy. New series, Volume 21, Stuttgart 1961, pp. 57-73.

Web links

• Valiakos, Iliad: Das Dynameron des Nikolaos Myrepsos: Erstedition, Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.455
• Enrico V. Maltese: Postille critico testuali al Dynameron di Elio Promote Alessandrino. (Italian and Greek) PDF ( Memento from April 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive )