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21%OFFRzezn Maciej Kokoszka - Cereals of Antiquity and Early Byzantine Times – Wheat and Barley in Medical Sources (Second to Seventh Centuries) - 9788323339014 - V9788323339014
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Cereals of Antiquity and Early Byzantine Times – Wheat and Barley in Medical Sources (Second to Seventh Centuries)

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Description for Cereals of Antiquity and Early Byzantine Times – Wheat and Barley in Medical Sources (Second to Seventh Centuries) Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
The present book entitled Cereals of antiquity and early Byzantine times. Wheat and barley in medical sources (second to seventh centuries AD), penned by Maciej Kokoszko, Krzysztof Jagusiak and Zofia Rzeznicka, aims at a detailed analysis of the evolution of dietetic doctrines and an assessment of the value of medical sources for historians of food. In order to achieve the goal, the authors have analysed select medical sources composed between the 2nd and the 7th centuries AD, i.e., treatises published from the moment of canonizing dietetic doctrine by Galen up to the composition of the medical encyclopaedia compiled by Paul ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Condition
New
Number of Pages
518
Place of Publication
Krakow, Poland
ISBN
9788323339014
SKU
V9788323339014
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About Rzezn Maciej Kokoszka
Maciej Kokoszko heads the Department of Byzantine History at the University of Lódz. His academic interest focuses upon the history of dietetics and culinary art in antiquity and early Byzantium. The present book is a result of long-term research in Greek medical sources composed mainly between the 2nd and the 7th centuries A.D.Zofia Rzeznicka holds an MA diploma in history ... Read more

Reviews for Cereals of Antiquity and Early Byzantine Times – Wheat and Barley in Medical Sources (Second to Seventh Centuries)
The book was preceded by multi-faceted analytical research, whose results were successively presented both in numerous academic papers and lectures as well as at national and international conferences. These, and especially the interdisciplinary international symposia, formed opportunity to gather enough critical feedback, commentaries and evaluations of the project to introduce required modifications in the research. Thereby the concept of the ... Read more

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