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The Alphabet of Galen :

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080209550X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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0802098126 (bound : alk. paper)

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The Alphabet of Galen :

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pharmacy from antiquity to the Middle Ages : a critical edition of the Latin text with English translation and commentary /

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by Nicholas Everett

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Toronto :

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University of Toronto Press,

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c2012

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xviii, 445 p., 8 p. of plates :

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ill. ;

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24 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Chapter I. Introduction to the Alphabet of Galen. -- A. Introduction. -- B. Character of the AG and its date of composition. -- C. The (recorded) history of the AG. -- D. The prologue and epilogue. -- E. The Liber de dynamidiis. -- F. A road through Ravenna? -- G. Self-medicating in Late Antiquity. -- H. Evaluating the AG's pharmacy. -- I. Evaluating the AG's botany. -- Chapter II. Pharmacology. -- A. Introduction. -- B. Natural products and pharmacy. -- C. Sensory perception. -- D. Drug properties. -- E. Four main properties and Greek cosmology. -- F. Uis vs. uirtus. -- G. Humour, bile and phlegm. -- H. Explicit theorising in the AG. -- I. Doctrine of signatures and the absence of magic. -- J. Non-medical uses. -- Chapter III. Sources compared and lost. -- A. Introduction -- B. Dioscorides -- C. Pliny -- D. Sextius Niger: the possibility -- E. Other lost sources B.C. to A.D. -- F. Two linguistic echoes: the Diaeta Theodori and Ps. Apuleius -- G. Conclusion -- H. The Comparanda -- Chapter IV. Language, Latinity and Translation. -- A. Introduction. Language and dating the AG. -- B. Grammar. -- C. Vocabulary. -- D. Uiscidus and uiscide. -- E. The -aster / -astrum suffix. -- F. Greek in the AG. -- G. Conclusion. -- H. Difficulties of terminology and translation. -- I. Neologisms and rare words. -- Chapter V. Manuscripts. -- A. Overview and editorial principles. -- B. Variants. -- C. Manuscripts. -- D. The Editio princeps (J). -- Alphabetum Galieni (Latin Text) / The Alphabet of Galen (English translation). -- Bibliography. -- A. Ancient and Medieval Sources. -- B. Modern Studies. -- Index. -- A. Plants and plant products. -- B. Minerals and mineral products. -- C. Animals and animal products. -- D. Place-names. -- E. Medical. -- F. General. -- G. Interesting or rare words (see also ch. IV.I). -- H. Materia medica (general)

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"The Alphabet of Galen is a critical edition and English translation of a text describing, in alphabetical order, nearly three hundred natural products - including metals, aromatics, animal materials, and herbs - and their medicinal uses. A Latin translation of earlier Greek writings on pharmacy that have not survived, it circulated among collections of 'authorities' on medicine, including Hippocrates, Galen of Pergamun, Soranus, and Ps. Apuleius

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This work presents interesting linguistic features, including otherwise unattested Greek and Latin technical terms and unique pharmacological descriptions. Nicholas Everett provides a window onto the medieval translation of ancient science and medieval conceptions of pharmacy. With a comprehensive scholarly apparatus and a contextual introduction, The Alphabet of Galen is a major resource for understanding the richness and diversity of medical history

Alfabetum Galieni

Alfabetum Galieni

Alfabetum Galieni-- Criticism and interpretation

Alfabetum Galieni

Materia medica, Early works to 1800

Medicine, Greek and Roman, Early works to 1800

Pharmacy, Early works to 1800

History, Ancient

History, Medieval

Materia Medica-- History

Pharmacy-- History

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Everett, Nicholas

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20130521234752.0

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