Strategies for the preservation of health and for the prevention
and treatment of illness and disease have been discerned in the
surviving written records and material remains of most societies
since earliest times. Compared to the prehistoric past the evidence
for the ancient Greek and Roman periods is comparatively full,
though still sparse or lacking in some key areas. 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 and major contribution to the
understanding of ancient medical implements and surgical
instruments, of surgery, and of the history of medicine. In
addition to medical instruments, the British Museum collection also
includes an important range of objects which help to illustrate the
multi-faceted approach to healing in antiquity. They include one of
the largest holdings of collyrium-stamps − small inscribed stone
tablets which were used to mark sticks of eye medicine; Greek
inscriptions honouring public physicians; stone statues, bronze
figurines and engraved gemstones depicting the principal healer
deities; and marble and terracotta models of body parts
(‘anatomical votives’) dedicated to the healer deities by those
seeking divine cures. Together with the instrumentation, the
publication will show how they encompass most aspects of ancient
medicine and represent starting points from which to develop
discussions of strategies for health and healing.
General
Imprint: |
British Museum Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
British Museum Research Publications, 232 |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Ralph Jackson
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Dimensions: |
297 x 210mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-86159-232-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-86159-232-8 |
Barcode: |
9780861592326 |
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