{"product_id":"9780674993709-on-medicine-volume-iii","title":"On Medicine, Volume III","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks 7–8\u003cbr\u003eCelsus, a layman, provides in \u003ci\u003eOn Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e more information about the condition of medical science up to his own time (probably first century AD) than any other author. Book 1 is on Greek schools of medicine and dietetics; Book 2 on prognosis, diagnosis, and general therapeutics; Book 3 on internal ailments; Book 4 on local bodily diseases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Roman layman’s account of medicine in his time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.   Cornelius Celsus was author, probably during the reign of the Roman   Emperor Tiberius (AD 14–37), of a general encyclopedia of agriculture,   medicine, military arts, rhetoric, philosophy, and jurisprudence, in   that order of subjects. Of all this great work there survives only the   eight books on medicine (\u003ci\u003eDe Medicina\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  Book I,  after  an excellent survey of Greek schools (Dogmatic,  Methodic, Empiric) of  medicine come sensible dietetics that will always  be applicable. Book  II deals with prognosis, diagnosis of symptoms  (which he stresses  strongly), and general therapeutics. Book III  addresses internal  ailments, fevers, and general diseases. Book IV  treats local bodily  diseases. Next come two pharmacological books, Book V  on treatment by  drugs of general diseases, and Book VI on local  diseases. Books VII and  VIII deal with surgery; these books contain  accounts of many  operations, including amputation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelsus was not a professional doctor of medicine or a surgeon, but a practical layman whose \u003ci\u003eOn Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e,   written in a clear and neat style for lay readers, is partly a result   of his medical treatment of his household (slaves included), and partly  a  presentation of information gained from many Greek authorities. From  no  other source can we learn so much of the condition of medical  science  up to his own time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of Celsus is in three volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450596569462,"sku":"9780674993709","price":23.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41274711.jpg?v=1779097585","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674993709-on-medicine-volume-iii","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}