The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt

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The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt
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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages : 117
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ISBN-10 : 9781588391704
ISBN-13 : 1588391701
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Book Synopsis The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt by : James P. Allen

Book excerpt: 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.


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