Greek and Roman Medicine at the British Museum by Ralph Jackson

Greek and Roman Medicine at the British Museum by Ralph Jackson

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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.

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Greek and Roman Medicine at the British Museum by Ralph Jackson

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.
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.
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ISBN 13 9780861592326
ISBN 10 0861592328
Title Greek and Roman Medicine at the British Museum
Author Ralph Jackson
Series British Museum Research Publications
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher British Museum Press
Year published 2023-11-30
Number of pages 200
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