Chapter 11 Diagrams in Greek Medical Manuscripts

• Main Author: Bouras-Vallianatos, Petros (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection 2022
• Subjects: Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter; Medical diagrams; Greek; Byzantine; medical manuscripts; libraries
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

In this chapter I provide a critical examination of different forms of medical diagrams in Greek manuscripts, which are related to works by both ancient Greek and Byzantine medical authors. Due to the large number of surviving Greek medical codices and the fact that they have for the most part been...