Matthaeus Silvaticus
Matthaeus Silvaticus (* 1285 in Salerno ; † 1342 ) was an Italian medical writer and botanist who taught at the medical school of Salerno .
He completed his most famous work in 1317, the Opus pandectarum Medicinae or Pandectae Medicinae . It is a 650-page reference work in Latin on medicinal treatment with medicinal herbs ( Pharmacopoeia ). Silvatico carried out his studies in the ancient botanical garden known as the Giardino della Minerva in the center of Salerno.
Prints of the pandects
- Anonymous, Naples April 1, 1474
- Vuster, Bologna 1474 (digitized version )
- Mart. Huss and Siber, Lyon April 27, 1478
- Lichtenstein, Vicenca 1480
- Colonia and Manthen, Venice October 10, 1480 (digitized version )
- Anonymous, Strasbourg 1481 (digitized)
- Saracenus, Venice May 19, 1488 (digitized version)
- Pincius for Fontana, Venice June 16, 1492 (digitized version )
- Locatellus for OS, Venice March 11, 1498 (digitized version)
- Stagninus, Venice March 27, 1499 (digitized version )
- Simon de Luere, Venice March 26th 1507 (digitized version)
- de Castello, Papie 1508 (digitized version )
- Livius Modoetie, Venice July 12th 1523 (digitized version )
- Ronatus, Taurinum September 12, 1526 (digitized version )
- Heredes, Venice March 1540 (digitized version)
literature
- Nicolas François Joseph Eloy: Silvaticus, Matthieu . In: Dictionnaire historique de la médecine ancienne et modern . Volume 4 (Q-Z), Verlag H. Hoyois, Mons 1778, p. 276 (French).
Web links
- Works by and about Matthaeus Silvaticus in the German Digital Library
- Matteo Silvatico - Matthaeus Sylvaticus - Matthaeus Silvaticus in the lexicon of the Summa Gallicana (Italian)
- Liber pandectarum medicinae by Mattheus Silvaticus Galleria - Medicine in Interzone Online (Italian)
- Matteo Silvatico e le sue Pandette Website of the botanical garden Giardino della Minerva (Hortus Sanitatis della Scuola Medica Salernitana, luogo di fondazione del piú antico Orto botanico) (Italian)
- Giardino della Minerva Website of the park
Individual evidence
- ↑ The park's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Silvaticus, Matthew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Medieval medic, teacher and medical writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1285 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salerno |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1342 |