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Friedlander, Walter J.

The golden wand of medicine: a history of the caduceus symbol in
medicine / Walter J. Friedlander; foreword by Robert P. Hudson.

p. cm.--(Contributions in medical studies, ISSN 0886-8220;
no. 35)

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-28023-1 (alk. paper)

1. Caduceus--History. 2. Symbolism in medicine--History.

I. Title. II. Series.

[DNLM: 1. Emblems and Insignia--History. W1 CO778NHE no. 35 / WZ

334 F911 [g]
R133.F72 1992
610'.148--dc20
DNLM/DLC
for Library of Congress 91-28356

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1992 by Walter J. Friedlander

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-28356

ISBN: 0-313-28023-1

ISSN: 0886-8220

First published in 1992

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and publisher are grateful to the following for allowing the use of copyrighted
material:

"4. To Hermes," reprinted from The Homeric Hymns, A Verse Translation by Thelma Sargent
, by permission of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Copyright © 1973 by W. W.
Norton & Company, Inc.

"4. To Hermes," reprinted from The Homeric Hymns, translated by Apostolos N. Athanassakis
, by permission of the Johns Hopkins University Press.

Every reasonable effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright materials in this
book, but in some instances this has proven impossible. The author and publisher will be
glad to receive information leading to more complete acknowledgments in subsequent
printings of the book and in the meantime extend their apologies for any omissions.

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