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Origines contagii.

MARX, Karl Friedrich Heinrich (1796 – 1877) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Karlsruhe & Baden: D. R. Marx, 1824 CE.

History of contagious disease in the ancient world through readings from the texts. A supplementary “Additamenta” was published in 1826. Digital facsimile of the 1824 edition from the Internet Archive at this link.

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Ancient
Africa & Middle East
Infectious Disease (General)
Historiography & General Works

Thematic Classifications

ANCIENT MEDICINE › Egypt › History of Ancient Medicine in Egypt ANCIENT MEDICINE › Greece › History of Ancient Medicine in Greece ANCIENT MEDICINE › Roman Empire › History of Medicine in the Roman Empire INFECTIOUS DISEASE › History of Infectious Disease

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#2531
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/3512
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	origines-contagii

Geographic Context

Publication place: Karlsruhe & Baden