Ralph Jackson

Broschiertes Buch

Greek and Roman Medicine at the British Museum

The Instruments and Accoutrements of Ancient Medicine

Beschreibung

Most accounts of the history of Greek and Roman medicine are based on ancient medical texts. As a study of the subject through its material remains, this book will be a unique contribution to the understanding of ancient medical implements and surgical instruments, of surgery, and of the history of medicine.

Autor

Ralph Jackson is a former senior curator at the British Museum. For many decades his research has been focused upon the history and archaeology of Greek and Roman medicine. His previous publications include Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire; Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain; Camerton: A Catalogue of Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork; (with Tim Potter) Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980-85; (with Gilbert Burleigh) Dea Senuna: Treasure, Cult and Ritual at Ashwell, Hertfordshire; and (with Richard Hobbs) Roman Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: British Museum Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 295mm x 208mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 970g
• ISBN-13: 9780861592326
• ISBN-10: 0861592328
• Artikelnr.: 67444195