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A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine: The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the Hippiatrica
Contributor(s): McCabe, Anne (Author)

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 ISBN: 0199277559     ISBN-13: 9780199277551
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $236.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2007
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Annotation: 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 color illustrations of a number of manuscript pages.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Veterinary Medicine - Equine
- History | Ancient - Greece
- Medical | History
Dewey: 636.108
LCCN: 2006024260
Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.49" W x 9.51" L (1.64 lbs) 280 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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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 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 color illustrations of a number of manuscript pages.
 
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