John the Physician's Therapeutics : a medical handbook in vernacular Greek /

John the Physician's Therapeutics : a medical handbook in vernacular Greek /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Zipser, Barbara.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 377 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English Ancient Greek
Series:	Studies in ancient medicine, 0925-1421 ; v. 37 Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 37.
Subject:	John the Physician, -- active 13th century. -- Therapeutics. John the Physician, -- active 13th century -- Therapeutics Medicine, Medieval. Medicine, Greek and Roman. Manuscripts, Medical Therapeutics. History, Medieval. Manuscripts, Medical as Topic. Medicine, Greek and Roman. Medicine, Medieval.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11208759

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ISBN:	9789047430674 9047430670 9789004177239 900417723X 1282602292 9781282602298 9786612602290 6612602295
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Parallel Medieval Greek text and English translation. Print version record.
Summary:	The ""Therapeutics"" of John the Physician is an important source on Medieval medicine, published here for the first time. It yields authentic insights into medicine as a craft and a large quantity of new evidence on the transition from ancient to modern Greek.
Other form:	Print version: Zipser, Barbara. John the Physician's Therapeutics. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2009 9789004177239
Standard no.:	9786612602290 10.1163/ej.9789004177239.i-378

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An unusual topic
The text
Other texts
The manuscript tradition
Editorial methods
Language, place and date
Medical practice.