Herophilus and Erasistratus : a bibliographical demonstration in the library in the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 16th March 1893 / by James Finlayson.

  • Finlayson, James, 1840-1906.
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1893
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    HEROPHILUS AND ERASISTRATUS: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DEMONSTRATION* At our former bibliographical demonstrations the various works of the authors discussed were brought before you; but how is such a demonstration to be conducted in this case, when not a sinffle work of either of our authors has come down to us ? On the table before you there is a collection of the various works in which fragments of Herophilus and Erasistratus are preserved, or in which references to their works and their opinions have been traced. First in size, and also in importance, are the twenty volumes of Galen; next come Cselius Aurelianus, Rufus the Ephesian, Soranus the Ephesian, Dioscorides, and Aetius. These are all medical writers. On the other side of the table are placed the works of classical authors who were not physicians ; one or two of these are represented on the table by MS. extracts, to save the trouble of bringing from the University Library large volumes containing but slight references to the business we have on hand. Amongst these classical authoi'S we have Celsus, Pliny, Plutarch, and Aulus Gellius, as the chief; then Sextus Empiricus, Stobseus, the Emperor Julian, Macrobius, Athenseus, * In the preparation of this paper I am much indebted to Dr. Barclay Ness, Dr. A. W. Eussell, Dr. J. H. Carslaw, Dr. Jones, and some others, for writing out extracts, making and comparing translations, looking u]> references, &c. A 2