Pelagonius and Latin veterinary terminology in the Roman Empire / / by J.N. Adams.

• Superior document: Studies in ancient medicine, v. 11
• Author: Adams, J. N.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English; Latin
• Series: Studies in Ancient Medicine 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 695 pages) :; illustrations

The language of Latin veterinary medicine has never been systematically studied. This book seeks to elucidate the pathological and anatomical terminology of Latin veterinary treatises, and the general linguistic features of Pelagonius as a technical writer. Veterinary practice in antiquity cannot be related directly to that of the modern world. In antiquity a man could claim expertise in horse medicine without ever passing an examination. Owners often treated their own animals. The distinction between 'professional' and layman was thus blurred, and equally the distinction between 'scientific' terminology and laymen's terminology was not as clear-cut as it is today. The first part of the book is devoted to some of the non-linguistic factors which influenced the terminology in which horse diseases and their treatment were described.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / J.N. Adams -- Introduction: Pelagonius, veterinary treatises, veterinarii / J.N. Adams -- Self-help: non-specialist treatment of animals / J.N. Adams -- Latin veterinary treatises: addressees, readership, patients / J.N. Adams -- ‘Pelagonian’ and ‘non-Pelagonian’ elements in the Ars Veterinaria attributed to Pelagonius / J.N. Adams -- Pelagonius and Apsyrtus / J.N. Adams -- Some names of diseases / J.N. Adams -- Anatomical terms / J.N. Adams -- The language of Pelagonius / J.N. Adams -- Epilogue: Pelagonius, veterinarii and technical terminology / J.N. Adams -- Bibliography / J.N. Adams -- Index / J.N. Adams -- Studies in Ancient Medicine / J.N. Adams.