The tools of Asclepius : surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times /

The tools of Asclepius : surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times /

With The Tools of Asclepius Lawrence Bliquez offers the first comprehensive treatment in English of the instruments and paraphernalia employed by Greco-Roman surgeons since John St. Milne's Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times (1907). Introductory sections cover topics ranging from lit...

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Main Author: Bliquez, Lawrence J.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

Series: Studies in Ancient Medicine 43.
Studies in Ancient Medicine Online, ISBN: 9789004380813.

Subjects:

Surgical instruments and apparatus > Greece > History.
Surgical instruments and apparatus > Rome > History.
Surgical instruments and apparatus.
Greece.
Rome (Empire)
History.

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Call Number: RD71 .B56 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • 1 Introduction /
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  • 2 Hippocratic Surgeries and Surgical Tools /
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  • 3 The Hellenistic Contribution /
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  • 4 Tools of the Empire /
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  • Appendix: Materials, Sutures, Plugs, 'Tents', et cetera /
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  • Postscript /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • General Index /
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  • Greek Index /
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  • Latin Index /
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  • Figures /
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