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Ancient panaceas

Ancient panaceas

May 26, 2021

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021:galen in lockdown

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021:galen in lockdo...

Dec 31, 2020

Snails, culture and nutrition

Snails, culture and nutrition

Jul 14, 2020

Galen, Trajan, and history

Galen, Trajan, and history

Oct 19, 2018

Forbidden material, illicit books? Galen on Xenocrates of Aphrodisias

Forbidden material, illicit books? Galen...

Jan 28, 2018

Rethinking ancient pharmacology: Galen’s treatise On simple drugs

Rethinking ancient pharmacology: Galen&#...

Jul 31, 2017

Early printed books at Johns Hopkins: a time traveller’s capsule?

Early printed books at Johns Hopkins: a ...

Apr 25, 2017

The real stuff: Galen and the Middle East

The real stuff: Galen and the Middle Eas...

Jan 15, 2017

In memory of Jackie Pigeaud (1937-2016)

In memory of Jackie Pigeaud (1937-2016)

Nov 21, 2016

A post for the Day of the Dead (All souls) and Remembrance Day: Galen, Classics and the First World War

A post for the Day of the Dead (All soul...

Nov 2, 2016

A tale of two libraries: John Dee (1527-1609) and Galen

A tale of two libraries: John Dee (1527-...

Aug 7, 2016

Galen for Remain!

Galen for Remain!

Jun 23, 2016

Thoughts on Galen and Pseudo-Galenic texts

Thoughts on Galen and Pseudo-Galenic tex...

Jun 12, 2016

One more day in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

One more day in the Biblioteca Apostolic...

Apr 29, 2016

Is Love a Disease? Lovesickness and early medicine

Is Love a Disease? Lovesickness and earl...

Feb 14, 2016

Who was Pseudo-Galen?

Who was Pseudo-Galen?

Apr 12, 2015

GALEN AND YOGA

Dec 25, 2014

Thoughts on the first “Galen Day” at Warwick (1 July 2014)

Thoughts on the first “Galen Day&#...

Jul 6, 2014

Ugly Manuscripts: Forgotten Scribes and Scholars of Byzantium

Ugly Manuscripts: Forgotten Scribes and ...

Nov 21, 2013

Gr. melanthion, or the long history of Nigella Sativa

Gr. melanthion, or the long history of N...

May 6, 2013

Ancient panaceas

by agostino2013 | May 26, 2021 | Posts | 0 |

In plague-ridden times such as the Antonine period (whatever the ‘plague’ actually...

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Goodbye 2020, hello 2021:galen in lockdown

by agostino2013 | Dec 31, 2020 | Posts, Uncategorized | 0 |

Wow, this has been quite a year – certainly the most bizarre I have ever lived. The pandemic...

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Snails, culture and nutrition

by agostino2013 | Jul 14, 2020 | Posts | 0 |

A happy snail As my husband’s birthday is looming, I have been wondering about his special...

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Galen, Trajan, and history

by agostino2013 | Oct 19, 2018 | Posts | 0 |

Medical texts have been considered as mere historical ‘sources’ and technical works...

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Ancient panaceas
May 26, 2021 | Posts
Goodbye 2020, hello 2021:galen in lockdown
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