Passions and tempers : a history of the humours /
Arikha, Noga.
New York : Ecco,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index.
I. Foundations: ancient insights -- II. Essences: the classical trail -- III. Remedies: miraculous medicine -- IV. Harmonies: Renaissance bodies and melancholy souls -- V. Nature: of blood, airs, and reasons -- VI. Brain: passions and nerves -- VII. Science: contemporary humours.
Body fluids.
Mood (Psychology)