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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809549803321

Titolo

Two Hippocratic treatises on sight and on anatomy / / edited and translated with introduction and commentary by Elizabeth M. Craik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2006

ISBN

1-281-40064-5

9786611400644

90-474-1102-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Studies in ancient medicine, , 0925-1421 ; ; v. 33

Altri autori (Persone)

CraikElizabeth M

Disciplina

610.938

Soggetti

Medicine, Greek and Roman

Vision disorders

Human anatomy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. On sight -- pt. II. On anatomy.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a new edition, with translation, introduction and commentary, of two short medical texts, both transmitted in the Hippocratic Corpus but surely neither by the historical Hippocrates. The two works differ considerably in nature and origins: On Sight (Part 1) is a sketchy surgical manual on eye afflictions, perhaps originating in the African continent, and On Anatomy (Part 2) is an allusive account of basic human anatomy, perhaps originating in north Greece. Each text is interpreted in its own right and in the wider context of Hippocratic and other medical writing. Both content and language are closely analysed. The conclusions reached impact on important questions relating to the origin, constitution and dissemination of the Hippocratic Corpus.