New Research Platform: MediManus: Preserving Ancient Medical Heritage Through Digital Collaboration

From the Center For Hellenic Studies, Harvard University:

MediManus provides access to digital reproductions of Greek medical manuscripts preserved in libraries worldwide, 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.

MediManus is an e-publication of the Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard University made possible thanks to the collaboration of a dedicated interdisciplinary team and the libraries that own the manuscripts.

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