Article ID: CBB972480888

A note on colour terms in Hippocratic texts (2019)

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The difficulty of translating colour terms is noted. This article explores two common and peculiarly difficult to translate terms. Both are characterized by floating nuances of meanings; in both cases, our analysis demonstrates that the observation and description of colours testifies the high level of attention given by Hippocratic authors to the accuracy of clinical observation.

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Authors & Contributors
Garofalo, Ivan
Roselli, Amneris
Lorusso, Vito
Doyen-Higuet, Anne-Marie
Lopez, Francesco
Raiola, Tommaso
Journals
Medicina nei Secoli - Arte e Scienza
Technai, An International Journal for Ancient Science and Technology
Galenos: Rivista di Filologia dei Testi Medici Antichi
Publishers
Fabrizio Serra Editore
Concepts
Medicine
Linguistics; philology
Hippocratic medicine
Ecdotics; source study (methodology)
Greek language
Manuscripts
People
Galen
Hippocrates of Cos
Soranus of Ephesus
Hippocrates
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Places
Egypt
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