Two Hippocratic Treatises on Sight and on Anatomy: Edited and Translated with Introduction and Commentary (STUDIES IN ANCIENT MEDICINE, Band 33).

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - 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 I) is a sketchy surgical manual on eye afflictions, perhaps originating in the African continent, and On Anatomy (Part II) 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. ISBN 9789004153967