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The Cyranides -LRB- also Kyranides or Kiranides -RRB- is a compilation of magico-medical works in Greek first put together in the 4th century .. Greek. ancient Greek. A Latin translation also exists .. Latin. Latin. It has been described as a `` farrago '' and a texte vivant , owing to the complexities of its transmission  : it has been abridged , rearranged , and supplemented .. farrago. farrago ( disambiguation ). transmission. Textual criticism#Process. The resulting compilation covers the magical properties and practical uses of gemstones , plants , and animals , and is a virtual encyclopedia of amulets ; it also contains material pertinent to the history of western alchemy , and to New Testament studies , particularly in illuminating meanings of words and magico-religious practices .. alchemy. alchemy. New Testament. New Testament. As a medical text , the Cyranides was held in relatively low esteem even in antiquity and the Middle Ages because of its use of vernacular language and reliance on lore rather than Hippocratic or Galenic medical theory .. antiquity. classical antiquity. Middle Ages. Middle Ages. vernacular. vernacular. lore. folklore. Hippocratic. Hippocratic. In the Pseudodoxia Epidemica , Thomas Browne described the Cyranides as `` a collection out of Harpocration the Greek and sundry Arabick writers delivering not only the Naturall but Magicall propriety of things . ''. Greek. ancient Greek. Pseudodoxia Epidemica. Pseudodoxia Epidemica. Thomas Browne. Thomas Browne. Harpocration. Harpocration. Arabick writers. Medicine in medieval Islam. Although the Cyranides was considered `` dangerous and disreputable '' in the Middle Ages , it was translated into Latin by Pascalis Romanus , a clergyman with medical expertise who was the Latin interpreter for Emperor Manuel I Komnenos .. Latin. Latin. Middle Ages. Middle Ages. Pascalis Romanus. Pascalis Romanus. clergyman. cleric. Manuel I Komnenos. Manuel I Komnenos. The 14th-century cleric Demetrios Chloros was put on trial because he transcribed magical texts , including what was referred to as the Coeranis .. cleric. cleric. Demetrios Chloros. Demetrios Chloros