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A Hellenistic Treatise on Poisonous Animals (The "Theriaca" of Nicander of Colophon): Contribution to the History of Toxicology (The Theriaca of ... A Contribution to the History of Toxicology) - Hardcover
A contribution to the history of Toxicology evidence is given here, namely that Nicander was artistpoet-naturalist-physician, that he was libelled as merely a versifier and metaphrast, that his depiction of poisonous serpents and the effects of their venom on man was original and veracious and that his work has had recognition from and influence on writers about serpents for centuries.
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- PublisherEdwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0773496742
- ISBN 13 9780773496743
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages192
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A Hellenistic Treatise on Poisonous Animals (The Theriaca of Nicander of Colophon : A Contribution to the History of Toxicology)
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Edwin Mellen Pr, New York
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0773496742
ISBN 13: 9780773496743
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Black hardcover shows only the slightest wear. SEE PHOTOS 173 pages are clean, tight and unmarked except for a bookplate on the front paste down endpaper and a tipped on invitation from Mellen press for party to meet "Nicander of Colophon and his serpents" Dec. 27, 1991. This is a scholarly look at Nicander's poem that addresses our need to know which snakes are harmless, which poisonous, what symptome and cautions and remedies that may be taken. Seller Inventory # 26448
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