The Philology of Mediaeval Mathematical Works: Critical Remarks on a New Edition of Fibonacci’s Liber Abbaci

THE PHILOLOGY OF MEDIAEVAL MATHEMATICAL WORKS. CRITICAL REMARKS ON A NEW EDITION OF FIBONACCI’S LIBER ABBACI. The new edition of Leonardo Pisano’s (Fibonacci) Liber Abbaci, by Enrico Giusti with the assistance of Paolo d’alessandro, is impressive and bound to remain the standard reference edition of this important work of Medieval mathematics. unfortunately, it also presents a significant number of errors and naiveties, and would have required a better understanding of the problems and features that characterize the transmission of Mediaeval scientific works.