A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine: The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the Hippiatrica...

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Anne McCabe (Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, Oxford)

A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine

The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the Hippiatrica

Anne McCabe (Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
01 December 2006

History; European history; Asian history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Equine veterinary medicine

Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium

How were Greek texts on the care and medical treatment of the horse transmitted from antiquity to the present day? Using the evidence of Byzantine manuscripts of the veterinary compilation known as the Hippiatrica, Anne McCabe traces the journey of the texts from the stables to the medieval scriptorium and ultimately to the printed edition. Surviving manuscripts include both magnificent presentation copies and plain ones intended for use in the field. The Hippiatrica is a rich and little-known source of information about horses, medicine, and magic. This book provides a guide to its complex history as well as a host of fascinating details, and includes colour illustrations of a number of manuscript pages.

By: Anne McCabe (Research Associate Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199277551
ISBN 10: 0199277559
Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 December 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine: The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the Hippiatrica

There are fascinating texts, waiting to be exploited by students of late antique language and literature and historians of religion and thought Philip van der Eijk, The Journal of Classics Teaching A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine establishes a new standard work that will be consulted by those interested in the Hippiatric corpus as well as those undertaking broader research in the communication of scientific knowledge and its transmission through the centuries. Michael Decker, Bryn Mawr Classical Review ...most welcome and carefully written... John Scarborough, Times Literary Supplement