McCabe, Anne
A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse Medicine

The Sources, Compilation, and Transmission of the 'Hippiatrica'.

Using the evidence of Byzantine manuscripts of the veterinary compilation known as the Hippiatrica, Anne McCabe traces the journey of the texts from the stables to the medieval scriptorium and ultimately to the printed edition. Surviving manuscripts include both magnificent presentation copies and plain ones intended for use in the field. The Hippiatrica is a rich and little-known source of information about horses, medicine, and magic. The book provides a guide to its complex history as well as a host of fascinating details, and includes colour illustrations of a number of manuscript pages. XII,347 Seiten mit 24 Farbtafeln, gebunden (Oxford Studies in Byzantium/Oxford University Press 2007) textsauberes Exemplar mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, leicht berieben mit minimaler Randlädierung, Schnitt minimal bestoßen/clean text pages, minor traces of use, slightly rubbed with slight damage to the edge, book edge minimally bumped