Galen's Method of Healing
| Author | : Richard Durling |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2018-07-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004377141 |
| ISBN-13 | : 900437714X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Galen's Method of Healing by : Richard Durling
Download or read book Galen's Method of Healing written by Richard Durling and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes papers presented in Kiel in 1982 on Galen's chief therapeutic manual, the Methodus medendi. The papers describe the composition of the book, its surgical content, its emphasis on logic, and its fortuna in medieval Islam and Renaissance Europe. No such study in depth of a major Galenic work has hitherto been attempted.
