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MediManus is a virtual thematic library of ancient Greek medical manuscripts

It provides access to digital reproductions of these manuscripts along with original scientific information about their transmission and significance in modern medicine. The platform aims to revitalize the study of ancient Greek medicine and promote renewed scientific research by making these historical texts accessible to scholars and the public. Beyond a library, it is a multicomponent repository of original analytical information with a particular focus on the works contained in the manuscripts. It is not a single collection, but a cluster of connected research programs that explore the Greek medical heritage, from the manuscripts themselves to their texts, especially those on pharmacotherapeutics.

Besides the Search feature to explore Greek medical manuscripts, the platform includes two important sections: 

PhytEikon, focusing on Manuscripts & Plants,

PharmAntica, devoted to Pharmacotherapy in Ancient Greece.

MediManus is a digital publication of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University, managed and curated by a Team of specialists:


Project Director: Mark Schiefsky

Executive Editor: Ioanna Papadopoulou

Chief Scientific Editor: Alain Touwaide

Web Content Curator: Emanuela Appetiti

 

Information Technology:
Esteban Belmehdi
Theodoros Michalareas
Julien Razanajao
Eleni Belmehdi
In collaboration with SQUAREDEV

Check it out regularly: new manuscripts will be posted as they become available through the digitization in progress in libraries worldwide.

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