Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs by Galen

Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries

Galen: On the Properties of Foodstuffs

Galen with Owen Powell (Translator)

236 pages hardcover

6 editions

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Until recently an English translation of Galen's On the Properties of Foodstuffs did not exist. This work, by one of the greatest of ancient physicians, provides a lucid description of the ways in which foods were thought to affect the body and we...

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