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Hippocratic recipes : oral and written transmission of pharmacological knowledge in fifth- and fourth-century Greece
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Hippocratic recipes : oral and written transmission of pharmacological knowledge in fifth- and fourth-century Greece

Laurence M. V. Totelin

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Oral transmission of medical knowledge and written recipes
The history of the written catalogues of recipes
Hippocratic recipes between home remedies and haute medecine
Imports, geographical determinism, and influences : the use of exotic and luxury ingredients in the Hippocratic catalogues of recipes
Fertility and sex : the symbolism attached to some of the ingredients of the Hippocratic gynaecological recipes
Reading, studying, and using the Hippocratic catalogues of recipes
The afterlife of Hippocratic recipes.

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Hippocratic recipes : oral and written transmission of pharmacological knowledge in fifth- and fourth-century Greece by Laurence M. V. Totelin. ISBN 9789004171541. Published by Brill in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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