Exploring Greek Manuscripts in the Library at Wellcome Collection in London
Language
EnglishAbstract
This book offers new insights into a largely understudied group of Greek texts preserved in selected manuscripts from the Library at Wellcome Collection, London. The content of these manuscripts ranges from medicine, including theories on diagnosis and treatment of disease, to astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. With texts dating from the ancient era to the Byzantine and Ottoman worlds, each manuscript provides its own unique story, opening a window onto different social and cultural milieus. All chapters are illustrated with black and white and colour figures, highlighting some of the most significant codices in the collection.
Keywords
Byzantine literature; Byzantium; Islamic world; Medieval medicine; Ottoman; Science; Transmission of knowledge; Wellcome LibraryDOI
10.4324/9780429470035ISBN
9780429892523, 9781138601598, 9780429470035, 9780429892523Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
2020Imprint
RoutledgeClassification
Humanities