Seeing the face, seeing the soul : Polemon's Physiognomy from classical antiquity to medieval Islam / edited by Simon Swain ; with contributions by George Boys-Stones [and others].
| Title | Seeing the face, seeing the soul : Polemon's Physiognomy from classical antiquity to medieval Islam / edited by Simon Swain ; with contributions by George Boys-Stones [and others]. |
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| Author | Swain, Simon. Boys-Stones, G. R. |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Publication Place | Oxford ; New York - Oxford University Press |
| Type | kitap |
| Language | ara,ell,eng,lat |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Pages Count | 699 |
| Physical Dimensions | 24 cm |
| Library: | Wellcome Collection museum and library |
| Record ID | aqhdk9bb |
| Date | 2007 |
| Notes | Introduction / Simon Swain. Pt. I. Antiquity. Physiognomy and ancient psychological theory / George Boys-Stone -- Polemon's Physiognomy / Simon Swain -- Physiognomics: art and text / Jaś Elsner. Pt. II. Islam. The Islamic background to Polemon's treatise / Robert Hoyland -- The semiotic paradigm: physiognomy and medicine in Islamic culture / Antonella Ghersetti -- Polemon's Physiognomy in the Arabic tradition / Antonella Ghersetti with Simon Swain. Pt. III. Texts and translations. A new edition and translation of the Leiden Polemon / Robert Hoyland -- The Istanbul Polemon (TK Recension): edition and translation of the introduction / Antonella Ghersetti -- The Physiognomy of Adamantius the Sophist / Ian Repath -- Anonymus Latinus, Book of Physiognomy / Ian Repath. Appendix: The Physiognomy attributed to Aristotle / Simon Swain. | Includes excerpts from the original text in Arabic, Greek, and Latin. |
| bibliyografik bilgiler | Includes bibliographical references (p. [663]-690) and index. |
