Description |
xviii, 366 p. : maps. |
Series |
Studies in ancient medicine, 0925-1421 ; v. 34 |
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Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 34.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-326) and indexes. |
Contents |
Oral transmission of medical knowledge and written recipes -- The history of the written catalogues of recipes -- Hippocratic recipes between home remedies and haute medecine -- Imports, geographical determinism, and influences : the use of exotic and luxury ingredients in the Hippocratic catalogues of recipes -- Fertility and sex : the symbolism attached to some of the ingredients of the Hippocratic gynaecological recipes -- Reading, studying, and using the Hippocratic catalogues of recipes -- The afterlife of Hippocratic recipes. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Hippocrates -- Knowledge -- Pharmacology.
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Pharmacology -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Drug development -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9789004171541 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9004171541 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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