A Census of Greek Medical Manuscripts: From Byzantium to the Renaissance

ISBN-13: 9781409406563 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 432 str.

Alain Touwaide

Opis

Manuscripts containing Greek medical texts were inventoried by authors and works at the beginning of the 20th century by a group of philologists under the direction of Hermann Diels. Based on manuscripts, this book provides a broad historical inquiries, from codicology to the history of medicine and science, and more.

Spis treści

Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Greek medicine. A census of Byzantine and Renaissance manuscripts; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Alain Touwaide, PhD, is the Scientific Director of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions.