Les références à la couleur dans les textes hippiatriques grecs

Abstract

Based on a survey references to colours in Greek hippiatrics text—especially in the Hippiatrica and in book 16 of the Geoponica—this paper examines the lexicon used by horse-doctors to designate colour and the contexts in which it appears, in order to better understand the importance given to colour terms. Colour adjectives are used in three sections of the texts : the external description of the animal (especially the coat and eyes), body fluids and pharmacology (simple and compound drugs).

Keywords

• colours
• hippiatrics
• veterinary medicine
• Ancient Greek
• lexicology
• pharmacology