The Medicina Plinii
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Author |
: Yvette Hunt |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 302 |
Release |
: 2019-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317389040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317389042 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Medicina Plinii by : Yvette Hunt
This book presents the first ever English translation of the Medicina Plinii, one of the most influential books of applied medicine and self-medication in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The work, which predates AD 400, was created as a quick reference work for travellers, and became and remained highly influential, as witnessed by frequent references to it and by various later adaptations. Only the rise of scientific medicine and pharmacology led to its demise and confinement in a small corner of specialist studies. It presents more than 1,150 healing methods and recipes mainly adapted from the encyclopedic Natural History of Pliny the Elder, arranged from the patient’s head to foot in order that readers could quickly find treatments for their diseases. The Medicina Plinii is of dual interest to present-day scholarship: The book is a monument for the practical application of classical knowledge which has recently found lively interest in the history of science and medicine. At the same time the Medicina Plinii provides a fascinating insight into the realities of the world of Late Antiquity, and into the anxieties of the people living in the vast Roman empire. This book will be of particular interest to scholars and advanced students in the History of Science and Medicine, along with a wider audience interested in medicine, and in life in the Roman world.
Author |
: Kai Brodersen |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 2019-10-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1138934828 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781138934825 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Medicina Plinii by : Kai Brodersen
Presented with facing Latin text, this is the first English translation and an up-to-date commentary of the Medicina Plinii, a late antique book on self-medication for travellers, adapted from Pliny's Natural History,which became one of the most influential books of applied medicine and self-medication in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It is of dual interest to present-day scholarship: it is a monument for the practical application of classical knowledge which has recently found lively interest in the history of science and medicine. It also provides a fascinating insight into the realities of the world of late antiquity, and into the anxieties of the people living in the vast Roman empire.
Author |
: Malcolm Laurence Cameron |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 1993-07-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521405218 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521405211 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anglo-Saxon Medicine by : Malcolm Laurence Cameron
The first book to study Old English medical texts.
Author |
: Petros Bouras-Vallianatos |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 445 |
Release |
: 2023-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781009389747 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1009389742 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Drugs in the Medieval Mediterranean by : Petros Bouras-Vallianatos
Adopts a pan-Mediterranean approach to the study of medieval medicine and pharmacology, which permits a deeper understanding of broader phenomena such as the transfer of scientific knowledge and cultural exchange. Of great importance to medical historians, medieval historians and scholars of Byzantine, Islamicate, Jewish, and Latin traditions.
Author |
: Gian Biagio Conte |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 866 |
Release |
: 1999-11-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801862531 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801862533 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Latin Literature by : Gian Biagio Conte
This history of Latin literature offers a comprehensive survey of the 1000 year period from the origins of Latin as a written language to the early Middle Ages. It offers a wide-ranging panorama of all major Latin authors.
Author |
: Claire Burridge |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 436 |
Release |
: 2024-07-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004466173 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004466177 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Carolingian Medical Knowledge and Practice, c.775-900 by : Claire Burridge
Carolingian Medical Knowledge and Practice explores the practicality and applicability of the medical recipes recorded in early medieval manuscripts. It takes an original, dual approach to these overlooked and understudied texts by not only analysing their practical usability, but by also re-evaluating these writings in the light of osteological evidence. Could those individuals with access to the manuscripts have used them in the context of therapy? And would they have wanted to do so? In asking these questions, this book unpacks longstanding assumptions about the intended purposes of medical texts, offering a new perspective on the relationship between medical knowledge and practice.
Author |
: Emily Kesling |
Publisher |
: Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2020 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781843845492 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1843845490 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Medical Texts in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture by : Emily Kesling
Winner of the Best First Monograph from the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England (ISSEME) 2021. An examination of the Old English medical collections, arguing that these texts are products of a learned intellectual culture.
Author |
: Scott McGill |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 670 |
Release |
: 2018-07-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781118830352 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1118830350 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Companion to Late Antique Literature by : Scott McGill
Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in literary history from the mid-third century to the early seventh century. The Companion covers notable Greek and Latin texts of the period and provides a varied overview of literature written in six other late antique languages. Comprehensive in scope, this important volume presents new research, methodologies, and significant debates in the field. The Companion explores the histories, forms, features, audiences, and uses of the literature of the period. This authoritative text: Provides an inclusive overview of late antique literature Offers the widest survey to date of the literary traditions and forms of the period, including those in several languages other than Greek and Latin Presents the most current research and new methodologies in the field Contains contributions from an international group of contributors Written for students and scholars of late antiquity, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative review of the literature from the era.
Author |
: Menahem Stern |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 712 |
Release |
: 1980-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004663848 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004663843 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism by : Menahem Stern
Author |
: Fabrizio Conti |
Publisher |
: Trivent Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 557 |
Release |
: 2022-10-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9786156405425 |
ISBN-13 |
: 6156405429 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nemo non metuit by : Fabrizio Conti
"Nemo Non Metuit": Magic in the Roman World has the ambitious goal of discussing some of the fundamental themes in the development of the idea of magic, in all its facets, in the long chronological span of the Roman world, between the 8th century BCE and the 5th century CE. At the same time, this volume is the result of a team effort that has brought together both accomplished scholars and young researchers at the beginning of their scholarly careers. Altogether, this ample work is the result of a synergy that brought together different approaches to the study of Roman magic. The broad content of this volume includes studies on magical gems of Etruscan, Greek and Phoenician background; curse tablets; amulets targeting malaria; erotic spells; the use of veneficia or poisons for magical purposes; judicial prayers in Roman Britain; witches in the literary tradition; the role of women in the matter of magic and divination; the figure of the "Orphic witch" in the age of Augustus; sorcerers and rivals of Jesus Christ; early-Christian sermons against magic and superstition; the fight of late-antique Church against magical powers. By addressing such a diverse spectrum of topics, this volume aims to challenge traditional views and open new paths of interpretation in the reconstruction of a long-term cultural-historical object such as magic in connection to the Roman civilization.