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  • One of the Golden Canon Tables, written on gold paint, with elaborate floral decoration and a small portrait of a haloed man.

    Golden Canon Tables

    Manuscript

    The Golden Canon Tables were created in Constantinople and date from the 6th or 7th century. They are precious evidence...

  • A text page from a manuscript of Galen's On the Powers and Mixtures of Simple Drugs, translated into Syriac.

    Syriac translation of Galen

    Manuscript

    Sergius of Reshaina (d. 536) translated the works of the ancient physician Galen (129-c. 217 CE) in the 6th century. Thi...