A fresh verse translation of Salernum’s renowned health code, with expert notes and helpful context.
This edition presents the Regimen Sanitatis Salernitana in accessible English verse, honoring the medieval medical classic once widely read across Western Europe. The text is accompanied by an introduction, notes, and an appendix that illuminate its historical place and practical ideas about diet, daily routines, and healing arts. Though centuries old, the work remains a compact guide to health that blends philosophy, observation, and everyday wisdom.
Readers will encounter practical reminders about eating, drinking, and personal care, framed as aphorisms and short rules. The translation aims for fidelity to the Latin source while making its canons legible and useful for modern readers curious about historical approaches to wellness.
Ideal for students of medical history, scholars, and readers drawn to classic health literature rendered for contemporary access.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is the first-ever printed collection of the writings of the great masters of medicine of the School of Salernum, who were the leaders of Western medical thought for approximately 500 years. The author was one of the school's leading physicians and scholars in the 13th century, and this book is a compendium of their ideas about health and healing. It became one of the most popular medical books of all time and has remained an essential reference for physicians for centuries. Of particular note is the book's thorough examination of preventative medicine and the idea that the way to a healthy life lies in the management of diet, sleep, exercise, and emotional life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781332454686_0
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