Galen on anatomical procedures: the later books

Galen was probably the greatest medical writer of antiquity and certainly themost prolific. His Anatomical Procedures (c. 200 CE) embodies the results of a lifetime of practical research; it is largely based on verbatim notes of lectures delivered during actual demonstrations of dissection. The work comprisesfifteen books, of which only the first eight-and-a-half have survived in the original Greek. An Arabic translation of the complete work has survived, however, and this has made possible the translation of the final six-and-a-half books (parts of book 9 and books 10–15). Duckworth’s translation was originally made from a German translation of 1906, but for this 1962 edition it was revised by Lyons, working directly from the Arabic text, with the co-operation of Towers. Modern names for the parts of the body are inserted in brackets, and an anatomical index is supplied. INDICE: Introduction; Note on the method of publication; 9. On the brain; 10; The face, mouth and pharynx; 11. The larynx and associated structures; 12.The generative organs and foetal development; 13. On the veins and arteries; 14. The cranial nerves; 15. The spinal nerves; Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-108-00944-7
• Editorial: Cambridge University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 08/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés