{"product_id":"on-medicine-volume-i-by-celsus-9780674993228","title":"On Medicine, Volume I","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA. Cornelius Celsus was the author, probably during the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (14–37 CE), of a general encyclopaedia of agriculture, medicine, military arts, rhetoric, philosophy, and jurisprudence, in that order of subjects. Of all this great work, there survives only the 8 books on medicine, \u003ci\u003eDe Medicina\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBook 1 includes an excellent survey of Greek schools (Dogmatic, Methodic, Empiric) of medicine, followed by sensible dietetics or health preservation, which will always be applicable. Book 2 deals with prognosis and the diagnosis of symptoms, which he stresses strongly, as well as general therapeutics. Book 3 covers internal ailments such as fevers and general diseases. Book 4 addresses local bodily diseases. Next come two pharmacological books: Book 5 discusses the treatment by drugs of general diseases, and Book 6 explores the treatment of local diseases. Books 7 and 8 deal with surgery, containing accounts of many operations, including amputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCelsus was not a professional doctor of medicine or a surgeon, but a practical layman. His \u003cem\u003eOn Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, written in a clear and neat style for lay readers, is partly a result of his medical treatment of his household (slaves included) and partly a presentation of information gained from many Greek authorities. From no other source can we learn so much about the condition of medical science up to his own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of Celsus is in three volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603055853804,"sku":"9780674993228","price":94.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674993228-on-medicine-volume-i.jpg?v=1778054506","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/on-medicine-volume-i-by-celsus-9780674993228","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}