Tradition et traduction
Les textes philosophiques et scientifiques grecs au moyen age latin
Rita Beyers (Editor), Jozef Brams (Editor), Dirk Sacré (Editor), Koenraad Verrycken (Editor),
Le contenu de cet hommage offert à Fernand Bossier à l’occasion de son 65e anniversaire se situe principalement dans le domaine des traductions médiévales latines des textes philosophiques et scientifiques grecs. Quelques-uns des articles ont pour objet le vocabulaire et la méthode des traducteurs. D’autres traitent de l’origine, de la genèse, de la tradition ou de la réception de certaines traductions. Dans quelques contributions il s’agit de problèmes concernant l’établissement du texte même de telle ou telle traduction, ou de données d’ordre paléographique.
D’autre part on trouvera dans ce livre des articles qui étudient certains aspects de la tradition ou de l’influence de la philosophie et de la science grecques, sur l’arrière-plan des traductions médiévales latines.
Fernand Bossier: une vie au service de la philologie
Hendrik Joan Drossaart Lulofs
Neleus of Scepsis and the Fate of the Library of the Peripatos
Richard J. Durling
Excreta as a Remedy in Galen, his Predecessors and his Successors
Gerard Verbeke
Burgundio de Pise et le vocabulaire latin d’Aristote
Charles Burnett
A Note on the Origins of the Physica Vaticana and Metaphysica Media
Jos Decorte
“Sed quoniam Platonis scripta nondum cognovit Latinitas nostra…”: que faire en l’absence d’une traduction?
Jules Janssens,
L’Avicenne latin, un témoin (indirect) des commentateurs (Alexandre d’Aphrodise – Thémistius – Jean Philopon)
Aafke M.I. Van Oppenraay
Michael Scot’s Latin Translation of Avicenna’s Treatise on Animals. Some Preliminary Remarks on the Future Edition
Gudrum Vuillemin-Diem
Zu Wilhelm von Moerbekes àœbersetzung der aristotelischen Meteorologie. Drei Redaktionen, ihre griechische Quellen und ihr Verhältnis zum Kommentar des Alexander von Aphrodisias
Pietro B. Rossi
Nota sulla tradizione della Translatio Guillelmi del De partibus animalium
Pieter de Leemans
The Vicissitudes of a Zoological Treatise. Aristotle’s De incessu animalium in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Pieter Beullens
Guillaume de Moerbeke et sa traduction de l’Historia animalium
Guy Guldentops
Some Critical Observations on Moerbeke’s Translation of Themistius’ Paraphrase of De anima
Jozef Brams
Guillaume de Moerbeke et le commentaire de Simplicius sur la Physique
Carlos Steel
Proclus comme témoin du texte du Parménide
Adriaan Pattin
Les Eléments d’Euclide source du De proportionibus de Jean de Waes († 1395)
H. Paul F. Mercken
Robert Grosseteste’s Method of Translating: a Medieval Word Processing Programme?
Index des manuscrits et des auteurs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "Tradition et traduction" about?
Le contenu de cet hommage offert à Fernand Bossier à l'occasion de son 65e anniversaire se situe principalement dans le domaine des traductions médiévales latines des textes philosophiques et scientifiques grecs. Quelques-uns des articles ont pour objet le vocabulaire et la méthode des traducteurs. D'autres traitent de l'origine, de la genèse, de la tradition ou de la réception de certaines traductions. Dans quelques contributions il s'agit de problèmes concernant l'établissement du texte même de telle ou telle traduction, ou de données d'ordre paléographique.
D'autre part on trouvera dans ce livre des articles qui étudient certains aspects de la tradition ou de l'influence de la philosophie et de la science grecques, sur l'arrière-plan des traductions médiévales latines.
Who edited "Tradition et traduction"?
"Tradition et traduction" was edited by Rita Beyers, Jozef Brams, Dirk Sacré and Koenraad Verrycken.
Dirk Sacré is professor of Latin and Neo-Latin at KU Leuven.
Is "Tradition et traduction" part of a series?
Yes, "Tradition et traduction" is part of the "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1" series. It's book 25 in the series.
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1 presents state-of-the-art research on the history of Western thought from its origins to the beginnings of modernity.
In association with The De Wulf-Mansion Centre.

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About the Series
The series' focus lies primarily on the continuity and thematic transitions between ancient, medieval and renaissance thought, but also includes volumes on specific topics related to any of those periods. ‘Philosophy' is understood broadly to include metaphysics, ethics, natural philosophy, epistemology and philosophy of mind, and philosophical theology. Since the series is particularly devoted to making available Latin and Greek source texts, we welcome critical text editions as well as contributions that are based on philological scrutiny of those texts, without losing sight of their philosophical importance.
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1 aims to publish at least two volumes a year and accepts monographs as well as thematically coherent edited volumes in English (without excluding the possibility of French, German, or Italian contributions to edited volumes). Manuscripts should be 80.000 to 120.000 words in length.
Readership
Researchers and graduate students in ancient, medieval and renaissance philosophy, in classics and in history.
Editorial Coordinator
Russell Friedman, KU Leuven, Belgium
Editorial Board
Pieter Beullens, KU Leuven, Belgium
Lisa Devriese, KU Leuven, Belgium
Pieter d'Hoine, KU Leuven, Belgium
Jan Opsomer, KU Leuven, Belgium
Jenny Pelletier, KU Leuven, Belgium
Andrea Robiglio, KU Leuven, Belgium
Carlos Steel, KU Leuven, Belgium
Gerd Van Riel, KU Leuven, Belgium
Advisory Board
Brad Inwood, Yale Universityo, USA
Jill Kraye, The Warburg Institute, London, United Kingdom
John Marenbon, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Lodi Nauta, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Timothy Noone (†) , The Catholic University of America, USA
Robert Pasnau, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Martin Pickavé, University of Toronto, Canada,
Pasquale Porro, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Geert Roskam, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Proposals and enquiries can be sent to editorial coordinator Russell L. Friedman. Please send a preliminary abstract (3-4 pp.) and a short bio. Upon approval of this abstract, the full manuscript will be submitted to international peer review.
Please make use of the submission form to present the full manuscript to our board.
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What is the Table of Contents for "Tradition et traduction"?
Fernand Bossier: une vie au service de la philologie
Hendrik Joan Drossaart Lulofs
Neleus of Scepsis and the Fate of the Library of the Peripatos
Richard J. Durling
Excreta as a Remedy in Galen, his Predecessors and his Successors
Gerard Verbeke
Burgundio de Pise et le vocabulaire latin d'Aristote
Charles Burnett
A Note on the Origins of the Physica Vaticana and Metaphysica Media
Jos Decorte
"Sed quoniam Platonis scripta nondum cognovit Latinitas nostra...": que faire en l'absence d'une traduction?
Jules Janssens,
L'Avicenne latin, un témoin (indirect) des commentateurs (Alexandre d'Aphrodise - Thémistius - Jean Philopon)
Aafke M.I. Van Oppenraay
Michael Scot's Latin Translation of Avicenna's Treatise on Animals. Some Preliminary Remarks on the Future Edition
Gudrum Vuillemin-Diem
Zu Wilhelm von Moerbekes àœbersetzung der aristotelischen Meteorologie. Drei Redaktionen, ihre griechische Quellen und ihr Verhältnis zum Kommentar des Alexander von Aphrodisias
Pietro B. Rossi
Nota sulla tradizione della Translatio Guillelmi del De partibus animalium
Pieter de Leemans
The Vicissitudes of a Zoological Treatise. Aristotle's De incessu animalium in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Pieter Beullens
Guillaume de Moerbeke et sa traduction de l'Historia animalium
Guy Guldentops
Some Critical Observations on Moerbeke's Translation of Themistius' Paraphrase of De anima
Jozef Brams
Guillaume de Moerbeke et le commentaire de Simplicius sur la Physique
Carlos Steel
Proclus comme témoin du texte du Parménide
Adriaan Pattin
Les Eléments d'Euclide source du De proportionibus de Jean de Waes († 1395)
H. Paul F. Mercken
Robert Grosseteste's Method of Translating: a Medieval Word Processing Programme?
Index des manuscrits et des auteurs
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