The Double Face of Janus and Other Essays in the History of Medicine

by Owsei Temkin and Professor Owsei Temkin

Book Overview

Preeminent historian of medicine Owsei Temkin brought to his writing an awesome range of scholarship, for he was at home in the classical, the medieval, and the modern eras. The essays gathered in this volume deal with all the topics that Temkin considered most important in his work. They were widely commended for their originality, intelligent analysis, and impressive continuity of thought. Temkin explores the history of basic medical sciences, of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801818591
• ISBN13: 9780801818592
• Release Date: March 1977
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 543 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.