Alphabet of Galen

Nicholas Everett is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto.

• Acknowledgements.List of Plates. The identification of plants. Chapter I. Introduction to the Alphabet of Galen. A. Introduction. B. Character of the AG and its date of composition. C. The (recorded) history of the AG.D. The prologue and epilogue. E. The Liber de dynamidiis. F. A road through Ravenna?G. Self-medicating in Late Antiquity. H. Evaluating the AG's pharmacy. I. Evaluating the AG's botany. J. Conclusion. Chapter II. Pharmacology. A. Introduction. B. Natural products and pharmacy. C. Sensory perception. D. Drug properties. E. Four main properties and Greek cosmology. F. Uis vs. uirtus.G. Humour, bile and phlegm. H. Explicit theorising in the AG.I. Doctrine of signatures and the absence of magic.J. Non-medical uses. K. Conclusion. Chapter III. Sources compared and lost. A. IntroductionB. Dioscorides C. PlinyD. Sextius Niger: the possibilityE. Other lost sources B.C. to A.D. F. Two linguistic echoes: the Diaeta Theodori and Ps. Apuleius G. Conclusion H. The Comparanda   Chapter IV. Language, Latinity and Translation. A. Introduction. Language and dating the AG. B. Grammar.C. Vocabulary. D. Uiscidus and uiscide. E. The -aster / -astrum suffix. F. Greek in the AG. G. Conclusion. H. Difficulties of terminology and translation.I. Neologisms and rare words. Chapter V. Manuscripts. A. Overview and editorial principles. B. Variants. C. Manuscripts. D. The Editio princeps (J). Alphabetum Galieni (Latin Text) / The Alphabet of Galen (English translation). Bibliography. A. Ancient and Medieval Sources. B. Modern Studies. Index. A. Plants and plant products. B. Minerals and mineral products. C. Animals and animal products. D. Place-names. E. Medical. F. General. G. Interesting or rare words (see also ch. IV.I). H. Materia medica (general).