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Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs

By Galen , John Wilkins , Owen Powell

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521812429, 9780521812429
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1383304 bytes)
Pages
234\234
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-02-19 15:40:56

Description

Until recently an English translation of Galen's On the Properties of Foodstuffs did not exist. This work, by one of the greatest of ancient physicians, provides a lucid description of the ways in which foods were thought to affect the body and were in turn affected by it. It contains revealing fragments of social comment. A retired physician with a particular interest in gastroenterology, Owen Powell offers the most accurate translation of the work currently available, including the first detailed introduction, commentary and discussion of terminology.

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