Research Catalog

Title

Hygiene / Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston.

Author

Galen

Publication

• Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

Johnston, Ian, 1939-

Description

2 volumes; 17 cm

Summary

"Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society. His treatise Hygiene, also known as "On the Preservation of Health" (De sanitate tuenda), was written during one of Galen's most prolific periods (170-180) and ranks among his most important and influential works, providing a comprehensive account of the practice of preventive medicine that still has relevance today. Also included in this two-volume edition are two shorter treatises on the relationship between health and wellness. Thrasybulus explores the theoretical question of whether hygiene is part of medicine or gymnastics, and in so doing delineates the interrelated roles of doctors and physical therapists. On Exercise with a Small Ball strenuously advocates that activity's superiority to all other forms of exercise." -- Provided by publisher

Series Statement

Loeb classical library ; 535-536

Uniform Title

Loeb classical library ; 535-536.

Alternative Title

• On whether hygiene belongs to medicine or gymnastics.
• On exercise with a small ball.

Subject

• Galen
• De sanitate tuenda (Galen)
• Hygiene > Early works to 1800
• Medicine, Greek and Roman
• Hygiene

Genre/Form

• Bilingual books.
• Early works.

Note

• Volume 2 includes two additional works by Galen: Thrasybulus; and, On exercise with a small ball.
• Includes indexes.

Language (note)

• Texts in Greek with English translations on facing pages; introductions and notes in English.

Contents

I. Hygiene. Books 1-4 -- II. Hygiene. Books 5-6 ; Thrasybulus (On whether hygiene belongs to medicine or gymnastics) ; On exercise with a small ball.

Call Number

PA3611

ISBN

• 9780674997127
• 0674997123
• 9780674997134
• 0674997131

OCLC

1017755062

Author

Galen, author.

Title

Hygiene / Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Loeb classical library ; 535-536

Loeb classical library ; 535-536.

Language

Texts in Greek with English translations on facing pages; introductions and notes in English.

Connect to:

Vol. 1

Vol. 2

Added Author

Johnston, Ian, 1939- translator, editor.

Container of (expression): Galen. De sanitate tuenda. English (Johnston)

Container of (expression): Galen. De sanitate tuenda. Greek (Johnston)

Container of (expression): Galen. Thrasybulus. English (Johnston)

Container of (expression): Galen. Thrasybulus. Greek (Johnston)

Container of (expression): Galen. De parvae pilae exercitio. English (Johnston)

Container of (expression): Galen. De parvae pilae exercitio. Greek (Johnston)

Added Title

On whether hygiene belongs to medicine or gymnastics.

On exercise with a small ball.

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR PA3611 .G351