Hygiene, Volume I : Books 1-4

Name: Hygiene, Volume I : Books 1-4
Brand: Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press

Antiquity\u2019s most prolific and influential medical writer and practitioner.\nGalen of Pergamum (129\u2013?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society.\nHis treatise Hygiene, also known as \u201COn the Preservation of Health\u201D (De sanitate tuenda), was written during one of Galen\u2019s most prolific periods (170\u2013180) and ranks among his most important\n\nHygiene, Volume I \u2013 Books 1\u20134\nBooks 1\u20134\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracke;