Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs
Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs by Galen and Owen Powell
English | 2003 | ISBN: 0521812429, 0521036208 | 236 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB
English | 2003 | ISBN: 0521812429, 0521036208 | 236 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB
Until recently an English translation of Galen's On the Properties of Foodstuffs did not exist. This work, by one of the greatest of ancient physicians, provides a lucid description of the ways in which foods were thought to affect the body and were in turn affected by it. It contains revealing fragments of social comment. A retired physician with a particular interest in gastroenterology, Owen Powell offers the most accurate translation of the work currently available, including the first detailed introduction, commentary and discussion of terminology.