Nectit enim homo res mundanas cum divinis. L’epistola dedicatoria di Dino del Garbo a Roberto d’Angiò: edizione e studio delle fonti

Panarelli, Marilena

NOCTUA

La tradizione filosofica dall’antico al moderno

History of Philosophy from the Ancient to the Modern Age

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Autore / Author: Marilena Panarelli

Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università degli Studi di Palermo

Titolo / Title: Nectit enim homo res mundanas cum divinis. L’epistola dedicatoria di Dino del Garbo a Roberto d’Angiò: edizione e studio delle fonti

Abstract: The dedicatory epistle placed as a prologue to Dino del Garbo’s Expositio super canones generales de virtutibus medicamentorum simplicium on the second book of Avicenna’s Canon constitutes the formal act through which the Florentine physician presents this work, together with the Dilucidatorium totius practice generalis medicinalis artis, to Robert of Anjou. From its opening lines, the prologue foregrounds the theme of human dignity, defining the human being – maxime proprium – as the nexus Dei et mundi. Through a sequence of citations – predominantly Aristotelian – Dino develops an argument that presents the human being as uniquely capable of mediating between the divine and the mundane orders, thereby framing the medical works dedicated to the Angevin king within a broader philosophical horizon. This article provides a critical edition of the prologue together with a study of its sources, situating its argument within the textual tradition of the dignitas hominis. By reconstructing the philosophical background of the text within the intellectual climate of early fourteenth-century Italy, the study aims to distinguish elements deriving from this shared doctrinal horizon from those reflecting Dino’s own theoretical orientation.

Keywords: Dino del Garbo; medical Scholasticism; Robert of Anjou; early fourteenth-century Italy; dignitas hominis.

English title: Nectit enim homo res mundanas cum divinis. Dino del Garbo’s Dedicatory Epistle to Robert of Anjou: Edition and Study of the Sources

DOI: 10.14640/NoctuaXIII9

Rivista / Journal: Noctua

ISSN: 2284-1180

Anno / Volume: XIII

Fascicolo / Issue: 1

Pagine / Pages: 341-369

Ricevuto / Submitted: 01/03/2026

Accettato / Accepted: 19/03/2026

Pubblicato / Published: 31/05/2026

Licenza / Licence: CC BY

Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/Noctua XIII 9

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