Muscio
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Muscio is the supposed author of the Genecia (Gynaecia), a treatise of gynecology dating to ca. AD 500, preserved in a manuscript of ca. AD 900. The treatise borrows heavily from Soranus.
Nothing is known about the life of Muscio. Analysis of his vocabulary suggests that he may have come from North Africa
. The usually cited 6th century date for his work is somewhat doubtful. His one surviving work is a simplified, and abbreviated, Latin
translation of the Gynecology of Soranus. The first part is composed in a form of question-and-answer on many matters to do with female anatomy, embryology, and matters of birth and neonatal care. The second part covers pathological conditions. Numerous copies of this work from the ninth to the fifteenth century still survive, and it was the most important source for Eucharius Rösslin
when he wrote his Rosengarten in 1513.
In Byzantine
times, the work was translated into Greek, and, as a result, Muscio came to be wrongly identified with Moschion, a Greek physician mentioned by Soranus.
Nothing is known about the life of Muscio. Analysis of his vocabulary suggests that he may have come from North Africa
Africa Province
The Roman province of Africa was established after the Romans defeated Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day northern Tunisia, and the small Mediterranean coast of modern-day western Libya along the Syrtis Minor...
. The usually cited 6th century date for his work is somewhat doubtful. His one surviving work is a simplified, and abbreviated, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
translation of the Gynecology of Soranus. The first part is composed in a form of question-and-answer on many matters to do with female anatomy, embryology, and matters of birth and neonatal care. The second part covers pathological conditions. Numerous copies of this work from the ninth to the fifteenth century still survive, and it was the most important source for Eucharius Rösslin
Eucharius Rösslin
Eucharius Rösslin , sometimes known as Eucharius Rhodion, was a German physician who authored a book about childbirth called Der Rosengarten in 1513, which became a standard medical text for midwives.He was an apothecary at Freiburg before being elected physician to the city of Frankfurt on Main...
when he wrote his Rosengarten in 1513.
In Byzantine
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
times, the work was translated into Greek, and, as a result, Muscio came to be wrongly identified with Moschion, a Greek physician mentioned by Soranus.
External links
- Google books copy of 1882 Teubner edition by Valentin RoseValentin Rose (classicist)Valentin Rose was a German classicist and textual critic.-Personal life:Valentin Rose was the son of mineralogist Gustav Rose , and a nephew to famed mineralogist Heinrich Rose and to the pharmacist Wilhelm Rose , of whom he published a brief remembrance...