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Innovation in Byzantine medicine : the writings of John Zacharias Aktouarios (c.1275-c.1330) /

Byzantine medicine is the biggest unknown quantity in both the study of medieval medicine and science and in Byzantine studies. This volume aims to redress this gap by presenting a comprehensive examination of the medical corpus of John Zacharias Aktouarios, arguably the most important Late Byzantin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bouras-Vallianatos, Petros (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium.
Subjects:
Medicine, Medieval.
Medicine, Medieval > Byzantine Empire.
Medicine > History.
History of Medicine
History, Medieval
Médecine médiévale.
Médecine médiévale > Empire byzantin.
Médecine > Histoire.
history of medicine.
Medieval.
History.
MEDICAL.
Medicine
Medicine, Medieval
Byzantine Empire
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Byzantine medicine is the biggest unknown quantity in both the study of medieval medicine and science and in Byzantine studies. This volume aims to redress this gap by presenting a comprehensive examination of the medical corpus of John Zacharias Aktouarios, arguably the most important Late Byzantine physician.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 342 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-320) and index.
ISBN:9780192591074
019259107X
9780192591081
0192591088
9780191885631
0191885630