Author : Anne Elena McCabe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199277559
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Book Synopsis A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine by : Anne Elena McCabe
Download or read book A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine written by Anne Elena McCabe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How were Greek texts on the care and medical treatment of the horse transmitted from antiquity to the present day? Using the evidence of Byzantine manuscripts of the veterinary compilation known as the Hippiatrica, Anne McCabe traces the journey of the texts from the stables to the medieval scriptorium and ultimately to the printed edition. Surviving manuscripts include both magnificent presentation copies and plain ones intended for use in the field. TheHippiatrica is a rich and little-known source of information about horses, medicine, and magic. This book provides a guide to its complex history as well as a host of fascinating details, and includes colour illustrations of a number of manuscript pages.