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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Greek, Ancient (to 1453) |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures, p.xiii
- List of Tables, p.xv
- Note to the Reader, p.xvii
- 1. Introduction, p.1
- 2. Urines: Byzantine Uroscopy between Tradition and Innovation, p.39
- 3. Urines: The Physician and His Patients, p.69
- 4. Medical Epitome: A Handbook for Philiatroi ('Amateur Physcians'), p.105
- 5. Medical Epitome: Assembling Pharmacological Knowledge in Late Byzantium, p.139
- 6. Physic Pneuma: John's Advice on How To Lead a Healthy Life, p.177
- 7. Conclusion, p.205
- Appendices, p.215
- Glossary of Medical Terms, p.217
- 2. Accounts of Urine Colour in Theophilos' On Urines and John's On Urines, p.219
- 2. Accounts of Urine Colour in Theophilos' On Urines and John's On Urines, p.219
- 3. John's Diagram of the Urine Vial in his On Urines, p.225
- 4. Treatment of Eye Affections and Scirrhus in John's Medical Epitome, Book Four, p.233
- 5. Manuscripts of the Medical Epitome, p.235
- 6. Chapter Titles of John's Medical Epitome, Books Three and Four, and List of Recipes of Books Five and Six, p.261
- Bibliography, p.277
- Index Rerum et Nominum, p.321
- Index Locorum, p.331
- Index Codicum Manu Scriptorum, p.341.