Pseudo-Galenica: The Formation of the Galenic Corpus from Antiquity to the Renaissance Volume 34

by Caroline Petit and Klaus-Dietrich Fischer

The works of Galen of Pergamum (c. 129-216 CE) were fundamental in the shaping of medicine, philosophy, and neighboring areas of knowledge from antiquity through to the middle ages and early modern times, across a variety of languages and cultures. Yet as early as Galen's own lifetime, spurious treatises crept into the body of his authentic works, despite his best efforts to provide the public with a catalogue of his own production (De libris...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908590572
• ISBN13: 9781908590572
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: University of London Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"