The Double Face of Janus and Other Essays in the History of Medicine – Owsei Temkin Koopje

Preeminent historian of medicine Owsei Temkin brought to his writing an awesome range of scholarship, for he was at home in the classical, the medieval, and the modern eras. The essays gathered in this volume deal with all the topics that Temkin considered most important in his work. They were widely commended for their originality, intelligent analysis, and impressive continuity of thought.
Temkin explores the history of basic medical sciences, of health and disease, and of surgery and drug therapy, as well…