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STRANGE TALES

AND

SURPRISING FACTS

FROM THE

HEALING ARTS OF GREECE AND ROME

J.C. McKeown

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: McKeown, J. C.

Title: A cabinet of ancient medical curiosities : strange tales and

surprising facts from the healing arts of Greece and Rome / J.C. McKeown.

Description: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] |

Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016010809 (hardback) | LCCN 2016012218 (ebook) |

ISBN 9780190610432 | ISBN 9780190610449 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Medicine, Greek and Roman. | Medicine, Ancient.

Classification: LCC R138 .M394 2017 (print) | LCC R138 (ebook) |

DDC 610.938—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016010809

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