The Medical Writings of Anonymus Londinensis [Paperback]

This 1947 volume provides a dual-text English translation of the Anonymus Londinensis papyrus.This 1947 volume provides a dual-text English translation of the Anonymus Londinensis papyrus, an important document of Ancient Greek medical and philosophical ideas from the second century AD. The text also contains a generous introduction, additional notes, together with essays on the nature of Greek thought and medicine.This 1947 volume provides a dual-text English translation of the Anonymus Londinensis papyrus, an important document of Ancient Greek medical and philosophical ideas from the second century AD. The text also contains a generous introduction, additional notes, together with essays on the nature of Greek thought and medicine.Originally published in 1947, this volume provides a dual-text English translation of the Anonymus Londinensis papyrus, an important document of Ancient Greek medical and philosophical ideas from the second century AD. The text also contains a generous introduction, additional notes, together with essays on the nature of Greek thought and medicine. This is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Classical ideas on health and physiology.Preface; Introduction; Additional notes; Bibliography; Abbreviations; Anonymi Londinenis Iatrica; Excursus: i. The nature of Greek thought; ii. The nature of Greek medicine; Index of notabilia.