| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 206 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword John Wilkins -- Introduction -- Galen's terminology -- Translation -- Commentary -- Appendices. -- Foreword John Wilkins -- Introduction -- Galen's terminology -- Translation -- Commentary -- Appendices |
| Summary |
"This book presents a translation of and detailed commentary on Galen's De alimentorum facultatibus, his major work on the dynamics and kinetics of various foods. It is thus primarily a physiological treatise rather than a materia medica or a work on pathology. Galen commences with short section on the epistemology of medicine, with a discussion on the attainment, through apodeixis, or demonstration, of scientific truth - a discussion which reveals the Aristotelian roots of his thinking. The text then covers a wide range of foods, both common and exotic. Some, such as cereals, legumes, diary products and the grape, receive an emphasis that reflects their importance at the time; others are treated more cursorily. Dr. Powell, a retired physician, discusses Galen's terminology and the background to his views on physiology and pathology in his introduction, while John Wilkins's foreword concentrates on the structural and cultural aspects of the work."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Title from e-book title screen (viewed October 15, 2007) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translation of Latin text |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Galen. De alimentorum facultatibus. English.
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Galen. De alimentorum facultatibus.
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| SUBJECT |
Galen De alimentorum facultatibus |
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Galenus 129-199 De alimentorum facultatibus gnd |
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Galenus. swd |
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De alimentorum facultatibus (Galen) fast |
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De alimentorum facultatibus. swd |
| Subject |
Food -- Early works to 1800
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Nutrition -- Early works to 1800
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Nutrition.
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Diet in disease.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Diet
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Diet in disease
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Food
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Nutrition
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Levensmiddelen.
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wilkins, John, 1954-
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Powell, O. W. (Owen Watkins), 1921-2013
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| ISBN |
0521812429 |
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9780521812429 |
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