I NUOVI TESTI DI GALENO: TRA EPISTEMOLOGIA E STORIA DELLA CULTURA

Abstract

The recent discovery of a manuscript in a convent of Thessaloniki has allowed us to expand our knowledge of the work of Galen. In the case of two works already known (The order of my books and On my books) the new manuscript can fill a wide gap in the only mauscript so far available. The doctrinal testament of Galen (On my opinions), so far known only in the Latin version of an Arabic translation, is now readable in the original greek, and has shown a valuable epistemological interest. The new manuscript has also revealed a galenic work completely unkown (How to avoid grief) which is a relevant cultural and historical document about the damages suffered both by the properties of Galen himself and by the Roman libraries in the fire of 192.