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Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs
Galen On the Properties of Foodstuffs
Author: Galen
Until recently an English translation of Galen's On the Properties of Foodstuffs did not exist. This work, by one of the greatest of ancient physicians, provides a lucid description of the ways in which foods were thought to affect the body and were in turn affected by it. It contains revealing fragments of social comment. A retired physician w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521036207
ISBN-10: 0521036208
Publication Date: 6/4/2007
Pages: 236
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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