Two Hippocratic treatises on sight and on anatomy / edited and translated with introduction and commentary by Elizabeth M. Craik.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Craik, Elizabeth M.

Series:

Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 33.

Studies in ancient medicine, 0925-1421 ; v. 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Greek and Roman.

Vision disorders--Early works to 1800.

Vision disorders.

Human anatomy--Early works to 1800.

Human anatomy.

Hippocrates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a new edition, with translation, introduction and commentary, of two short medical texts, both transmitted in the Hippocratic Corpus but surely neither by the historical Hippocrates. The two works differ considerably in nature and origins: On Sight (Part 1) is a sketchy surgical manual on eye afflictions, perhaps originating in the African continent, and On Anatomy (Part 2) is an allusive account of basic human anatomy, perhaps originating in north Greece. Each text is interpreted in its own right and in the wider context of Hippocratic and other medical writing. Both content and language are closely analysed. The conclusions reached impact on important questions relating to the origin, constitution and dissemination of the Hippocratic Corpus.

Contents:

pt. I. On sight

pt. II. On anatomy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-40064-5

9786611400644

90-474-1102-1

OCLC:

568194002

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047411024 DOI