A History of Medicine Vol. 1 : Primitive and Archaic Medicine by Henry E. Sigerist - 1987

Oxford University Press, 1987-04-23. paperback. Acceptable. 5x1x8.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Other than date and name on inside cover a very good unmarked copy."Medical theories always represent one aspect of the general civilization of a period, and in order to understand them fully we must be familiar with the other manifestations of that civilization, its philosophy, history, literature, art, music... a study of Michelangelo, Tintoretto, or Bernini may give us a clue for a better understanding and more correct historical interpretation of William Harvey." So wrote Henry Sigerist in the introductory chapters of this fascinating account of the interrelationships between medicine and culture. Sigerist was uniquely qualified to attempt such a vast task--trained in medicine and the social sciences, master of fourteen languages, at the time of his death in 1957 he was already recognized as the foremost medical historian of this century. Using resources from the fields of… Read More

Oxford University Press, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Bright & clean, unopened pages in glossy covers. Crease on front cover. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA Library. .

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1987-04-23. paperback. Used: Good.

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987. Reissued. Softcover. Octavo; VG-/paperback; white spines with red, purple and blue text; reissued; 2 volumes: volume 1, Primitive and Archaic Medicine, pp 564, ISBN 0195007395; volume 2, Early Greek, Hindu, and Persian Medicine, pp 352, ISBN 0195050797; covers have slight shelf wear to exteriors; minor edge wear; mild bend to front cover to volume 2; bindings intact otherwise; textblocks show few smudges to exterior edges; interiors clean; illustrated. 1362197. FP New Rockville Stock.

Oxford University Press Inc, 23/04/1987 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 3.5533 in x 20.0508 in x 13.4518 in.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.