Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs by Galen - 2003-02-17

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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 2003. 1st ed.XXV,206p. Hardbound with dust wrps. Spine gilt titled. 'Galen's important work 'On the Properties of Foodstuffs' (De alimentorum facultatibus) dissects in rigourous but also highly engaging detail the characteristics of the commonest types of human food and their effects on the human body, combining theoretical discussion with anecdotal evidence, and covering grains and pulses, plants, and finally animals in its three separate books. This is a difficult text to deal with, not least because of the obscurity of many of the food names Galen uses, the complexity of his vision of the workings of human physiology and the confusion which arises from the lack of any standard technical vocabulary in Greek. Owen Powell's translation (and his introductory discussion on Galen's physiological theory) navigates through those difficulties with wonderful clarity. This volume is thus an important resource for the study of ancient science… Read More

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Cambridge Univ Pr, 2003. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 248 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Hardback. New. This work lucidly describes the ways in which foods were thought to affect the body and were in turn affected by it, and contains revealing snippets of social comment. This book provides a full translation together with a detailed introduction, commentary and discussion of terminology.

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. New Hardcover. Galen. On the Properties of Foodstuffs: (de alimentorum facultatibus). Cambridge University Press: London, UK 2002. 8vo 248pp. Powell, Owen (trans)

Cambridge University Press, 2003. Hardcover. New.

Cambridge University Press, 2003. Hardcover. New.

Cambridge University Press. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing