Hugo of Santalla (also Hugh of Santalla, of Sanctalla, Hugo Sanctelliensis) was a significant translator of the first part of the twelfth century. From Arabic originals, he produced Latin translations of texts on alchemy, astronomy, astrology and geomancy.
He is thought to have been a Spanish priest, working in Tarazona.[1] Michael, bishop of Tarazona was a patron.
Works attributed to him are translations of Alfraganus,[2] Haly, the Liber de secretis naturae of Apollonius of Tyana,[3] De Spatula on divination,[4] and the Tabula Smaragdina.[5] His Liber Aristotilis was an anthology of material with Greek and Persian origins, none of it now attributed to Aristotle.
See also
editReferences
edit- The Liber Aristotilis of Hugo of Santalla (1997) by Charles Burnett, David Pingree
- Commentary on tables of Alcoarismi, tr. Hugo of Santalla: edited by E. Millás (Madrid 1963).
- C. H. Haskins, The Translations of Hugo Sanctelliensis, Romanic Review, II (1911)
Notes
edit- ^ Chapter 8: Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages
- ^ [1] Bodleian MS.
- ^ Bibliografia Medievale Archived 2006-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Confessio Amantis, Notes Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ J.R. Ritman Library - Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine