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- Title
The Medical Vestment and Surgical Instruments of Saint Cosmas and Damian on Sinai Icons From the Seventh to the Eighteenth Century.
- Authors
Beldekos, Dimitris; Karamanou, Marianna; Poulakou-Rebelakou, Effie; Ploumpidis, Dimitris; Androutsos, George
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
HISTORY of medicine; RELIGION; OPERATIVE surgery; SURGICAL instruments
- Publication
Journal of Religion & Health, 2015, Vol 54, Issue 6, p2020
- ISSN
0022-4197
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10943-014-9899-y