The scientific renaissance, 1450-1630
Marie Boas Hall
An account of the work of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Harvey, Bacon and others; and how they and their ideas were related to their times.
Read Time: ~7.4 hr
The Alphabet of Galen
by Nicholas Everett (2012)
About this book
"The Alphabet of Galen is a critical edition and English translation of a text describing, in alphabetical order, nearly three hundred natural products - including metals, aromatics, animal materials, and herbs - and their medicinal uses. A Latin translation of earlier Greek writings on pharmacy that have not survived, it circulated among collections of 'authorities' on medicine, including Hippocrates, Galen of Pergamun, Soranus, and Ps. Apuleius. This work presents interesting linguistic features, including otherwise unattested Greek and Latin technical terms and unique pharmacological descriptions. Nicholas Everett provides a window onto the medieval translation of ancient science and medieval conceptions of pharmacy. With a comprehensive scholarly apparatus and a contextual introduction, The Alphabet of Galen is a major resource for understanding the richness and diversity of medical history.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreThe Alphabet of Galen Lead Character
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