Description
Book SynopsisMost accounts of the history of Greek and Roman medicine are based on ancient medical texts. As a study of the subject through its material remains, this book will be a unique contribution to the understanding of ancient medical implements and surgical instruments, of surgery, and of the history of medicine.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: the British Museum Greek and Roman Medical Collections Chapter 2: Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical Instruments Chapter 3: Catalogue of Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical Instruments in the British Museum Chapter 4: Scientific Examination and Element Analysis of the Metal Medical Instruments (Susan La Niece and Duncan Hook) Chapter 5: Chemical Analysis of Medicinal Residues: Ingredients, Properties and Purpose (Rebecca Stacey) Chapter 6: Selected Greek and Roman Objects in the British Museum Related to Medicine and Health Appendix 1: An Important Group of Roman Surgical Instruments from Italy in the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Appendix 2: A Unique Roman Plunger Forceps in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Bibliography Concordance Index
