Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs

Author/Contributor(s):	Galen ; Powell, Owen ; Powell, Owen ; Wilkins, John
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	05/31/2007
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Until recently an English translation of Galen's On the Properties of Foodstuffs did not exist. This work, by one of the greatest of ancient physicians, provides a lucid description of the ways in which foods were thought to affect the body and were in turn affected by it. It contains revealing fragments of social comment. A retired physician with a particular interest in gastroenterology, Owen Powell offers the most accurate translation of the work currently available, including the first detailed introduction, commentary and discussion of terminology.