Rethinking Ancient Pharmacology: the transmission and interpretation of Galen's treatise On simp
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An international workshop at the British School in Rome about the textual transmission and the interpretation of Galen's treatise On Simple Drugs.
Funded by a BA-Leverhulme Small Grant as part of the project Rethinking Ancient Pharmacology: Galen's Treatise On simple drugs (2017-2019).
FECHA/DATE/DATA: 22/09/2017
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: British School at Rome (Rome, Italy)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Dr. Caroline Petit; Dr. Matteo Martelli & Dr. Lucia Raggetti
INFO: web
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Introduction: Caroline Petit, Matteo Martelli, Lucia Raggetti
Session 1: Translation and Interpretation
Chair: tbc
-Peter N. Singer, ‘Powers of drugs and kinds of change: theoretical considerations in Galen's Simples’
-John M. Wilkins, ‘Flavour and 'humours' in Galen's pharmacology and nutrition’
Discussion Tea/coffee
Session 2: Greek & Latin sources
Chair: Vivian Nutton
-Caroline Petit ‘The Greek manuscripts of Galen’s On simple drugs’
-Stefania Fortuna ‘Niccolò da Reggio and his translation of Galen’s On simple drugs’
Discussion
LUNCH
Session 3: From Greek to Syriac
Chair: tbc
-Siam Bhayro, ‘Galen’s Simples in Syriac’
-Robert Hawley & Irene Calà, ‘More data on Sergius of Reš ʿAynā’s translation techniques from Books VI-VIII of Galen’s Simples’
-Naima Afif, ‘On Simple Drugs: an in-depth study of the Syriac text of Book Nine’ Discussion
Tea/Coffee
Session 4 : From Greek to Arabic
Chair: tbc
-Matteo Martelli & Lucia Raggetti, ‘Galen Through the Looking-glass and What We Found There: Experiences from a Graeco-Arabic Textual Laboratory’
Discussion
Vivian Nutton: Conclusions