A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine: The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the Hippiatrica
(Part of the Oxford Studies in Byzantium Series)
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199277559
ISBN13:9780199277551
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.64 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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