Author | : James P. Allen |
File Size | : 40,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 24 April 2024 |
ISBN | : 9781588391704 |
Pages | : 117 pages |
The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt by James P. Allen Book PDF Summary
Diseases and injuries were major concerns for ancient Egyptians. This book, featuring some sixty-four objects from the Metropolitan Museum, discusses how both practical and magical medicine informed Egyptian art and for the first time reproduces and translates treatments described in the spectacular Edwin Smith Papyrus.