| Galen on Pharmacology: Philosophy, History and Medicine. Proceedings of the Vth International Galen Colloquium, Lille, 16-18 March 1995 Contributor(s): Debru, Armelle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004104038 ISBN-13: 9789004104037 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $227.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: French Published: June 1997 Annotation: The 14 papers in this volume were first presented at the Fifth International Galen Colloqium held in Lille in 1995 and represent a first attempt to explore systematically this vast complicated area. The contributors cover a wide variety of themes, broadly grouped as: the epistemology, method and practice of medicine, Galen and pharmacological tradition, Galen's pharmacological treatises and the transmission of pharmacological texts. Their papers shed a new light on this ancient therapeutic field and also help to understand Galen's pharmacology in its relation to the entire body of its work and thought. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pharmacy - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Science | History |
| Dewey: 615.1 |
| LCCN: 97012154 |
| Series: Studies in Ancient Medicine |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.38" W x 9.48" (1.66 lbs) 352 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The 14 papers in this volume were first presented at the Fifth International Galen Colloqium held in Lille in 1995 and represent a first attempt to explore systematically this vast complicated area. The contributors cover a wide variety of themes, broadly grouped as: the epistemology, method and practice of medicine, Galen and pharmacological tradition, Galen's pharmacological treatises and the transmission of pharmacological texts. Their papers shed a new light on this ancient therapeutic field and also help to understand Galen's pharmacology in its relation to the entire body of its work and thought. |