[Review of three French editions of Greek and Latin medical texts / F. Adams].

  • Adams, F. (Freddy), 1938-
Date:
[1851]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: [Review of three French editions of Greek and Latin medical texts / F. Adams]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    1/8
    4 OEuvres Completes <THippocrate. Traduction nourelle^ avec le texte Grec en regard^ collationnS sur les mariuscrits et toutes les editio7iSy acGompagnee d'une introduction^ de cornmentaires medicaux^ de varianteSj et de notes philologiques^ suivie <Tune table gSnerale des matieres* Par E. Littre, de Tlnstitut, &c. &c. T. I.—VII. A Paris, chez J. B. Collection des Mtdecins Grecs et Latins puhliie sous les auspices du Ministere de V Instruction puhlique, conformement au Plan approuvS par V Academic des Inscriptions et Pelles-Lettres et par V Academic de Medecine. Par le Dr Ch. Dakemberg. CEuvres d Oribase, Texte Grec, en grande partie inedity collationn6 sur les mafiuscrits, traduit pour la premiere fois en Frangais^ avec une introduction^ des notes, des tables, et des planches. Par les Docteurs Bussemaker et Daremberg. T. I. A Paris. Imprime per autorisation du Gouvernement. mdcccli. [from THR monthly journal of medical science, for OCTOBER 1851.] The present age is so much an age of progression that it is not to be wondered at if, to a certain extent, unfounded prejudices should prevail against historical research and the study of antiquity, as having, it is supposed, a tendency to give a false direction to the pursuits of those who assiduously cultivate them, and thereby to retard, rather than promote, that advancement which all look for¬ ward to and desiderate. In most instances, however, there can be no doubt, that an alFected contempt of ancient authorities is the veil with which ignorance seeks to conceal from self-love a sense of its own defects, and that no one pretends to undervalue the in¬ tellectual treasures of former generations but he who, from indo¬ lence, incapacity, or want of instruction, is debarred from the use of them. At the same time it must be admitted, that in the medi¬ cal profession, individuals possessed of the most shallow attainments often attain a measure of success far superior to those who are deeply skilled in its literature, and it is natural for them to under¬ value accomplishments the want of which they have never felt as any barrier to their worldly prosperity. Accordingly, many prac¬ tical men (as they hold themselves to be), finding it more profit¬ able to devote their leisure hours to society and female gossip than c