Τίτλος:
The Medical Vestment and Surgical Instruments of Saint Cosmas and Damian on Sinai Icons From the Seventh to the Eighteenth Century
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
The iconography of the doctor saints Cosmas and Damian and the artistic representations of their miracles are important sources for the history of medicine. Within the sphere of physician-saints, Cosmas and Damian have the greatest number of iconographic depictions in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine art. In most of their representations, they wear long robes as a sort of professional mantles and carry surgical instruments and boxes indicating their status as doctors. The progress of Byzantine surgery could be attested by these objects, some of them mentioned in collections of miracle stories and documented in medical sources. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Συγγραφείς:
Beldekos, D.
Karamanou, M.
Poulakou-Rebelakou, E.
Ploumpidis, D.
Androutsos, G.
Περιοδικό:
Journal of Religion and Health
Εκδότης:
Springer New York LLC
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
Christian; history; human; physician; religion; surgical equipment, History, 15th Century; History, 16th Century; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; History, Medieval; Humans; Physicians; Religion and Medicine; Saints; Surgical Instruments
DOI:
10.1007/s10943-014-9899-y
