Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the Hippiatrica

Name: Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the Hippiatrica
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ISBN: 9780199277551

ISBN-10: 0199277559

ISBN-13: 9780199277551

Edition: 2006

Authors: Anne McCabe

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How were Greek texts on the care and medical treatment of the horse transmitted from antiquity to the present day? Using the evidence of Byzantine manuscripts of the veterinary compilation known as the Hippiatrica, Anne McCabe traces the journey of the texts from the stables to the medieval scriptorium and ultimately to the printed edition. Surviving manuscripts include both magnificent presentation copies and plain ones intended for use in the field. TheHippiatrica is a rich and little-known source of information about horses, medicine, and magic. This book provides a guide to its complex history as well as a host of fascinating details, and includes colour illustrations of a number of…

Book details

List price: $170.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/21/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 360
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.628



List of Plates


Abbreviations


Introduction


Manuscripts of the Hippiatrica


Editions and Translations of the Text


Studies of the Hippiatrica


The Form of the Hippiatrica


The Sources of the Hippiatrica


Anatolius


Eumelus


Apsyrtus


Pelagonius


Theomnestus


Hierocles


Hippocrates


The Compilation and Evolution of the Hippiatrica


Conclusions


Bibliography


Index