{"product_id":"the-tools-of-asclepius-surgical-instruments-in-greek-and-roman-times-9789004279070","title":"The Tools of Asclepius: Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lawrence Bliquez\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Tools of Asclepius\u003c\/i\u003e Lawrence Bliquez offers the first comprehensive treatment in English of the instruments and paraphernalia employed by Greco-Roman surgeons since John St. Milne's \u003ci\u003eSurgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times\u003c\/i\u003e (1907). \u003cbr\u003eIntroductory sections cover topics ranging from literary and archaeological sources to the design, materials and production of instruments and the training and practice of the doctors-surgeons who used them. Summaries of Hippocratic and Hellenistic surgery lead to the meat of the book: tools used during the Roman Empire. These are presented by category (e.g. Cutting Instruments) broken into subcategories (Scalpel, Lithotome, etc.). A substantial appendix deals with biodegradable items, such as suppositories. Much new material is featured and the book is richly illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890593710231,"sku":"9789004279070","price":25368.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789004279070.webp?v=1781180685","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-tools-of-asclepius-surgical-instruments-in-greek-and-roman-times-9789004279070","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}