Arnold of Villanova (1235-1311), Catalan physician and alchemist. Also known as Arnaldus de Villa Nova, his name is given here in Latin. He was born in Valencia and was active at the court of Aragon. He was famed as a physician, teaching for many years at the Montpellier school of medicine, and later in Paris. He is also known for producing an annotated Latin edition of 'Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum'. This artwork is from the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF).