Arte medica e cosmetica alla corte dei Faraoni. Medicine and Cosmetics at Pharaoh's Court

273 Pages·2005·28.089 MB·Italian / English

by  Edda Bresciani, Mario Del Tacca

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Preface
Prefazione

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D uei lludsocternditei l i'APtiesnac:.•Enodo d.a u·ioll r1splrorifeossuosrsa lP isL'an ir•ersi­
Bresciea Mnair iDoe Tla cchaa,n nuon ito i;' �vE.d dBare scniiaa ndM arioDe lT acca.
lel ordoi versciofimcpe-.ltteepen rza eff ron- � bavej oinfeorcde sl oe xaminlebc eo m-
taruena rgomecnotmop lemsasd oii, n discfusatdi­bipl/ee xh uutn denifaasbc(ivn astujibencogft t bweo rld
noi,ml o nddoe lmlead iceil neca u rdee clo rpon ell'anof­m edicainndbe o yd care tibn/\'ie l eV alle,iln'c m­
tica dVeaNlli lleo . cietnitmes.
Se imli tdoe ll'Ehags ietmtpogre i ocuantr ou oslio­ 7bem ytobfA ncieEgynpll b aas/ uys•p ctlayaend
gnificaert iicvoorre nnetlesl tao dreilal 'ummaanmii­ tà,i mponrt/aa n dre current irontbl ee biosftt boberyu­
mea in ostterim pesis èos tastpor egiudicuattia­mmeantne racnee tbb>uaetsr h eielen px /oiwtietsdbu cb
lizzdaatmioe dipear a ttrla'rraet tedniuz inpo unbeb li­leza•sib y�t Vb mee ditaoc aputret bael lenolfa ino n
cos empprievù a stmoa,p, u rtroppsoe,m ppriesù u per­incaresinwgi(dvbe i slald (iJn'ca,res insgu(ple'irfi ctcl
ficiaedli en colto. andi /1-eppeqdup iub/ic.
Ben vengdau nquuenv oluimnee ccespoitbitilol e FoIrb reias soInb vios luimmep,e ccfaromh lteb e
profilfiol olosgtiocroei,s c coi entmiafia cnoc.hs et raorp­bi/olobgiisctaolri,c sacli eanpntodi.fii cno ftv si eu•,
dinariaamtetnmteepen rt iec ontecnhuept rie sentanboia l/lse oxpc teio(nvaa lllraicnit licsvo el lilse nelv,e 11
unos paccvaitvoi sdseilmvloia tq au otiddioamnian,a tam oreu •elcIolm ep.re sae /niytve� sl· ioefdw a i/(ifVe .
dalla cecnotrmpcolo,in tcàe pciotnto a ndtias inei bidtao mai/nebdya ni nteirents btbe o dcyo, ncewiizt>ebd
libecrao nsapevolqueazmlzmeam ,e nstire i sconnetlr­a anu 11iibnihatnedld i beraaw/aeredsn sea, rare tbing
le civiltàa noctciicdheen.t ali ilai necniwte stceirnt a•tiiloinss.
Saluetbe el lezizgai,ee nc eo smesscii.e en mzaag ia Hea/atnbbd e aub�ygvi.e annecd o smestciicesn,c e
soniob inoimnit oarniqo u aslidi i pansatnroa ordincamrdmi ea gaieret bteb emaerosu dnw bifcasbb inating
leggened es tvoerriseep: e sascoc ompagdnafa otrmeu ­ lgeendasn dt mes toriaeresw oveonfte,n a ccompa­
lem agicrheed astutp ea piosrlir,a okagg,e teta im lueti neidb ym agiscpeal/wl rsi lilnte bnpe a yprio,n o stra­
varliei, n numerevocluir areti icmvieoe tl cttoeis metickia,o, b jeacntdas m uelt7bse.i nnmuerarebclpeie fsor
talvaoplptroan tcaotnci o mposti fea nstoarpsrieonsc­iu srea ndm ancyo smestoimcest,pi rempeasre wdi tb
denstiii m,p ongiongn eon ecroem ierl i sudltipa rteoc i­imaginoarts iutrps'l!rii nsgu bstaanrecg eesn.e rai(!'
sec onoscsecnizeen tfirufitcdthiose p,e rimeenstpaet­at breeu s/otfp recissec ienktnwijiolce dtgbefe,ru ioif
rienczah,er iguarldama evdai cgiennae rmaala en,c he u•e/1-elpxrieeride nicnte bfi ee /odfg enemread/i cine.
lep isùpe cialiodsotnitcohieao tfrltimaao.l oggiinae.c o­buat/ sions p eciatliio/sniask e deonpttbibscttlr)m'o./ ­
logeid ae rmatologia. og,g) y'naecaon/ogydd ermato/ogy.
Coslì' egitEtdodlBaor geais acndi r,a ccocnotnla a Sot.b eEgy ptoloEgdidsBatre scni.iau ·ibtebcr u s­
lucildais taàp,i efinlzoal oegi iblcr aic oh ele s onsoo li­toma/ryu icdiptbyi.l o/ko1p,t1iloc'al/ae nddgv ee rce.
tid,e lla predmeilsnlceain eznaz a nmeeldcliuacl at urtae lu/sbs o wm edicwianspe re -emiinnea nntec 1i1t
dell'aEngtiitccthooe , rignuoansr odliaoml o ndo uma.Eg­Jpticaunl ture, ntobciao tn cdeirnd owno(rv/ dt be
nom,a a nchqeu eldliov icniont;oa m diic elepebrrsio ­ ofm an b uat/ stobd ei vinSibtmeie elsl.llb i eno anmsse
naggsit orciocmiie,"l c adpeomi e dici" chHoeep sei­m off amoubsi stfiogruirecls i,k e" btebpaebd sy ic"i mr
ròd umnltaeI IDI intaisoa N,i anekhseik"lhc maepto,­ Heisraw,b ou ·koerdd urintgb 1e11 D ynas�ovrlli. i ­
dentidseptlaa l arzezaold ee"lV l Dai nasot Uiaaic,,h e cmekkbbsmeetbt e." bectd-doeftb n etro iysaptlet aice ..
fu" medidceovl e nterd ee golci·t hdiu"r dnitNleu ovo int bVe D ynaso�rUct) i'u .· buo· ct's'[J biycsifcorm b et
RegnDoi.a lcumneid iscoin sot aatnec hien dividuhaetlem (rlde,'J•e s " duri1t1gbNe eu •Ki 111:1do1m1.1 beu ria/s
les epoltmuernetd.re egl u ariGteodrheovr i,s snuetlo 1ljsomle! (tbpebsyesc iù/1/Sb a/'hee ent lisn!/'cemrtedl.