Hippocratic Oath - Illuminated Manuscript - Handmade & One of a Kind, Wall Art - Style A - 47x79cm (18.5'' x 31.1'')

Hippocratic Oath, One of a Kind Manuscript, Modern Masterpiece .
This 100% handmade, one of a kind, illuminated manuscript contains the original Greek text of the Hippocratic Oath.

Hippocratic Oath was written by Hippocrates, one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine, and is one of the most widely known oaths historically taken by physicians, and other healthcare professionals, swearing to practice medicine ethically and honestly.

This illuminated manuscript is handwritten in Greek minuscule perlschrift (based on the style in the late Byzantine era), with hand drawings illustration on high quality handmade paper (emulating parchment paper) using a dip pen (metal nib) and acrylic ink and It bears the original signature of the artist, date and place created, as well as a small gold colored Capricorn stamp seal.

An autograph note written in Greek and English is attached to this illuminated manuscript with information about the script, materials used, source of text and illustrations, and any other Additional Information: considered necessary by the artist regarding authenticity.  A lot of time, care and effort were involved to create this exceptional illuminated manuscript masterpiece so there is a very limited production capacity.

Although this well-known Hippocratic oath text may be used again to create another illuminated manuscript, each manuscript remains as a one of a kind creation because the same text is never used again with the same illustration, colors, and paper format (layout) & size.

Every manuscript is dated and signed by the artist making it unique!

This is why each of our manuscripts is truly unique, valuable and a real investment.

• Unique Manuscript (Single Piece Available)

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• Made in Greece - Ships from Greece

• Comes with Authenticity Certificate by the Artist
  

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Please note:
This illuminated manuscript was not copied nor has the artist conveyed the style from the original manuscripts.

Dimensions:
Height: 31.1'' (79cm)
Width: 18.5'' (47cm)
Shipping Weight: 2.2lbs (1.0kg)

The Ancient Greek text:

Ο Όρκος του Ιπποκράτη

‘’ Ὄμνυμι Ἀπόλλωνα ἰητρὸν, καὶ Ἀσκληπιὸν, καὶ Ὑγείαν, καὶ Πανάκειαν, καὶ θεοὺς πάντας τε καὶ πάσας, ἵστορας ποιεύμενος, ἐπιτελέα ποιήσειν κατὰ δύναμιν καὶ κρίσιν ἐμὴν ὅρκον τόνδε καὶ ξυγγραφὴν τήνδε. Ἡγήσασθαι μὲν τὸν διδάξαντά με τὴν τέχνην ταύτην ἴσα γενέτῃσιν ἐμοῖσι, καὶ βίου κοινώσασθαι, καὶ χρεῶν χρηίζοντι μετάδοσιν ποιήσασθαι, καὶ γένος τὸ ἐξ ωὐτέου ἀδελφοῖς ἴσον ἐπικρινέειν ἄῤῥεσι, καὶ διδάξειν τὴν τέχνην ταύτην, ἢν χρηίζωσι μανθάνειν, ἄνευ μισθοῦ καὶ ξυγγραφῆς, παραγγελίης τε καὶ ἀκροήσιος καὶ τῆς λοιπῆς ἁπάσης μαθήσιος μετάδοσιν ποιήσασθαι υἱοῖσί τε ἐμοῖσι, καὶ τοῖσι τοῦ ἐμὲ διδάξαντος, καὶ μαθηταῖσι συγγεγραμμένοισί τε καὶ ὡρκισμένοις νόμῳ ἰητρικῷ, ἄλλῳ δὲ οὐδενί. Διαιτήμασί τε χρήσομαι ἐπ' ὠφελείῃ καμνόντων κατὰ δύναμιν καὶ κρίσιν ἐμὴν, ἐπὶ δηλήσει δὲ καὶ ἀδικίῃ εἴρξειν. Οὐ δώσω δὲ οὐδὲ φάρμακον οὐδενὶ αἰτηθεὶς θανάσιμον, οὐδὲ ὑφηγήσομαι ξυμβουλίην τοιήνδε. Ὁμοίως δὲ οὐδὲ γυναικὶ πεσσὸν φθόριον δώσω. Ἁγνῶς δὲ καὶ ὁσίως διατηρήσω βίον τὸν ἐμὸν καὶ τέχνην τὴν ἐμήν. Οὐ τεμέω δὲ οὐδὲ μὴν λιθιῶντας, ἐκχωρήσω δὲ ἐργάτῃσιν ἀνδράσι πρήξιος τῆσδε. Ἐς οἰκίας δὲ ὁκόσας ἂν ἐσίω, ἐσελεύσομαι ἐπ' ὠφελείῃ καμνόντων, ἐκτὸς ἐὼν πάσης ἀδικίης ἑκουσίης καὶ φθορίης, τῆς τε ἄλλης καὶ ἀφροδισίων ἔργων ἐπί τε γυναικείων σωμάτων καὶ ἀνδρῴων, ἐλευθέρων τε καὶ δούλων. Ἃ δ' ἂν ἐν θεραπείῃ ἢ ἴδω, ἢ ἀκούσω, ἢ καὶ ἄνευ θεραπηίης κατὰ βίον ἀνθρώπων, ἃ μὴ χρή ποτε ἐκλαλέεσθαι ἔξω, σιγήσομαι, ἄῤῥητα ἡγεύμενος εἶναι τὰ τοιαῦτα. Ὅρκον μὲν οὖν μοι τόνδε ἐπιτελέα ποιέοντι, καὶ μὴ ξυγχέοντι, εἴη ἐπαύρασθαι καὶ βίου καὶ τέχνης δοξαζομένῳ παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ἐς τὸν αἰεὶ χρόνον. παραβαίνοντι δὲ καὶ ἐπιορκοῦντι, τἀναντία τουτέων. ‘’


The English text translation:

Hippocratic Oath

‘ I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep based on my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement:
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.
I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients based on my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.
I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art.
In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves.
All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal.
If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot. ‘

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Additional Information:

Perlschrift was first used in the 9th century AD and became widely popular between 11th and 15th century AD.
During this time the main characteristics of this Greek script, that is still being used today, were established.The script was called ‘perlschrift’ because the letters combined together in such a way that they resembled a pearl necklace.

Although this style of writing was usually imposed by the copying process (due to lack of time and space, writing tools, the lectern, influence by Latin script, etc…), it seemed to offer a special rhythm to each word, a rhythm which remarkable related to the meaning of the word. Writing this way, the scribe was able to save both time (some words were written without even picking up the pen) and space.
Additionally, there was great pressure to complete and deliver a manuscript as the number of texts to be transcribed was very high, paper was scarce and parchment was very expensive material.