Knowledge, Text And Practice In Ancient Technical Writing

This book sheds new light on the problematic relationship between theory and practice in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Various fields of knowledge are discussed, including agriculture, architecture, the art of love, astronomy, ethics, mechanics, medicine, pharmacology. The main focus is on the interaction between texts and the transmission of knowledge.

• | Edited By: Marco (Universiteit Gent, Belgium) Formisano
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 19, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 131662062X
• | ISBN-13: 9781316620625