The Alphabet of Galen

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The Alphabet of Galen is a critical edition and English translation of a textdescribing, in alphabetical order, nearly three hundred natural products - includingmetals, aromatics, animal materials, and herbs - and their medicinal uses. A Latintranslation of earlier Greek writings on pharmacy that have not survived, it circulatedamong collections of 'authorities' on medicine, including Hippocrates, Galen of Pergamun, Soranus, and Ps. Apuleius.This work presents interesting linguistic features, including otherwise unattested Greek and Latin technical terms and unique pharmacologicaldescriptions. Nicholas Everett provides a window onto the medieval translation of ancientscience and medieval conceptions of pharmacy. With a comprehensive scholarly apparatusand a contextual introduction, The Alphabet of Galen is a major resource forunderstanding the richness and diversity of medical history.