Project data (2019-2023)

  • Title: Arnau de Vilanova Digital (Arnau DB)
  • Reference: PID2019-104308GB-I00
  • Main researcher: Jaume Mensa Valls (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
  • Member: Sebastià Giralt Soler (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
  • Working team:
    • Sergi Grau Torras (Fundació Centre Internacional de Música Antiga – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
    • Maria Cabré Duran (Investigadora predoctoral, UAB).
    • Jordi Bossoms i Costa.
    • Joseph Zigler.
  • Collaborators: Ramon Guijosa Calderó (collaboration scholar of the Departament de Filosofia de la UAB, 2020).
  • Location: Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana, Facultat de Lletres, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Objectives: 1. Development of the digital corpus of Arnau de Vilanova (Arnau DB), a data base that includes basic information (manuscripts, documents, actual and modern editions, secondary bibliography, news of the research) about the author and his work.2. To prepare a critical edition of the following unpublished works:a) Antidotum contra venenum effussum per fratrem Martinum de Atheca.b) The Praesentatio facta Burdegaliae.3. To prepare a critical edition of Arnau de Vilanova’s Practica summaria.4. To study how some medical discussions were developed from mid-13th Century to the beginning of 14th Century, and the contribution of Arnau de Vilanova in their development.5. Edition and study of some brief works attributed to Arnau de Vilanova based on the Hippocratic De regimine acutorum.

Project data (2015-2019)

  • Title: “Digital Corpus of Arnau de Vilanova: Philosophy and Science in the Crown of Aragon (13th and 14th centuries)”
  • Reference: FFI2014-53050-C5-2-P
  • Main researcher: Sebastià Giralt Soler (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
  • Member: Jaume Mensa Valls (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
  • Working team:
    • Sergi Grau Torras (Fundació Centre Internacional de Música Antiga – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
    • Maria Cabré Duran (Investigadora predoctoral, UAB).
  • Collaborators: Miquel Hernàndez (databases creation and maintenance)
    Jordi Bellmunt (becario de colaboración del Departamento de Filosofía de la UAB, 2017).
  • Location: Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana, Facultat de Lletres, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Objectives: 1. Development of a database on Arnau de Vilanova (Arnau DB), which provides basic information (manuscripts, documents, early modern and contemporary editions, secondary bibliography, research news) on the author and his work.2. Edition and study of the Interpretatio de visionibus in somnis by Arnau de Vilanova.3. Analysis of Aristotle’s influence on the scientific work of Arnau de Vilanova.4. Study of the reception of Arnau de Vilanova’s medical works in the modern era.5. Study of the figure and the work of the Scotist Antoni Andreu.6. Analysis of the biography and the work of Bartomeu de Tresbens, King Peter the Ceremonious’s physician and astrologer.

Coordinated project data (2012-2014)

  • Title: “Digital Corpus of the Medieval Science in the Crown of Aragon in Its Latin and
    Romance Context: Vernacular Works, Arnau de Vilanova and Vicent Ferrer (CIVERLAT)”
  • Reference: FFI2011-29117-C02
  • Funding entity: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN), later Ministerio de Economía
    y Competitividad (MINECO)
  • Duration: 2012-2014
  • Coordinator: Lluís Cifuentes Comamala (Universitat de Barcelona)

Subproject 01: “Vernacular works and Vicent Ferrer”

  • Members: Antònia Carré Pons (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
    Carmel Ferragud Domingo (Universitat de València)
    Fernando Serrano Larráyoz (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares)
    Stefano Rapisarda (Università di Catania – Italy)
    Ilaria Zamuner (Università di Chieti – Italy)
  • Collaborators: Miquel Hernàndez (databases creation and maintenance)
    Cristina Borau Morell (february 2012 – october 2013)
    Teresa Huguet Termes (january – june 2012)
    Nin Sauleda Brossa (february 2012 -)
  • Location: Departament de Filologia Catalana, Facultat de Filologia, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Objectives: 1. Development of the digital corpus of Sciència.cat (database i digital library). Second phase: review of the works files, introduction of manuscripts and early printed books descriptions, records on books and reading, and technical vocabulary. Progressive publication of the database.2. Study of the diffusion and divulgation of knowledge, specially medical and scientific knowledge, beyond academia, and particularly in the court framework and in vernacular language.3. Divulgation of research topics through the section Topics of Sciència.cat.

Subproject 02: “Arnau de Vilanova”

  • Members: Jaume Mensa Valls (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
    Michael R. McVaugh (University of North Carolina – USA)
    Francesco Santi (Università di Cassino – Italy)
  • Collaborators: Miquel Hernàndez (databases creation and maintenance)
    Josep Alanyà Roig
    Antoine Calvet
    Barbara Scavizzi
  • Location: Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana, Facultat de Lletres, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Objectives: 1. Creation and development of a database on Arnau de Vilanova (Arnau DB), which provides basic information (manuscripts, documents, early modern and contemporary editions, secondary bibliography, research news) on the author and his work .2. Creation of a website that provides an updated and accurate view of the personality, the works, and the posterity of Arnau de Vilanova.3. Study of specific aspects of Arnau de Vilanova’s life, works and posterity.