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

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...

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Superior document:Studies in ancient medicine, v. 11
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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
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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.