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ISBN10: 0521812429, ISBN13: 9780521812429, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover 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 and mdeicine, and also for our understanding of the uses and representations of food within ancient Greek culture. In addition, it shows up the importance of Galen's writing for our understanding of the literature and culture of the Roman Empire more broadly, ofering a vivid glimpse of the riches which lie in store for those who approach Galen even from well outside the ...

ISBN10: 0521812429, ISBN13: 9780521812429, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover 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 and mdeicine, and also for our understanding of the uses and representations of food within ancient Greek culture. In addition, it shows up the importance of Galen's writing for our understanding of the literature and culture of the Roman Empire more broadly, ofering a vivid glimpse of the riches which lie in store for those who approach Galen even from well outside the ...

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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. ISBN 0521812429 9780521812429 [GB]

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2003 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 236 p. Contains: Tables.

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, Date: 2002. New Hardcover. Galen. On the Properties of Foodstuffs: (de alimentorum facultatibus). Cambridge University Press: London, UK 2002. 8vo 248pp. Powell, Owen (trans) 2002. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521812429 9780521812429 [AU]

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