Sources for the History of Medicine in Late Medieval England
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1996
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Medieval Institute Publications (Verlag)
978-1-879288-54-6 (ISBN)
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Latin and French have been translated into modern English, while vernacular texts have been slightly modified, and obsolete or difficult words explained. Middle English has otherwise been retained to give the past an authentic voice.
The material contained here derives from a wide variety of printed and manuscript sources, chosen to give some idea of the rich diversity of evidence available to the historian of English medicine and its place in society during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and early sixteenth centuries. Latin and French have been translated into modern English, while vernacular texts have been slightly modified, and obsolete or difficult words explained. Middle English has otherwise been retained to give the past an authentic voice and to emphasize the similarities as well as the differences between the experience of modern readers and that of the inhabitants of late medieval England
The material contained here derives from a wide variety of printed and manuscript sources, chosen to give some idea of the rich diversity of evidence available to the historian of English medicine and its place in society during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and early sixteenth centuries. Latin and French have been translated into modern English, while vernacular texts have been slightly modified, and obsolete or difficult words explained. Middle English has otherwise been retained to give the past an authentic voice and to emphasize the similarities as well as the differences between the experience of modern readers and that of the inhabitants of late medieval England
Carole Rawcliffe is an Emeritus Professor in the School of History at the University of East Anglia. Her research interests include the history of medicine before the 16th century, late medieval religion, and urban studies.
Introduction
1. The Theory of Humors
2. Man as Part of the Cosmos
3. The Body as a Metaphor for Society
4. The Physician
5. The Surgeon
6. Medical Ethics
7. Fighting for a Professional Monopoly
8. Treatment
9. Epidemics and How to Avoid Them
10. Mental Illness
11. Charms and Magic
12. Herbals and Herbal Cures
13. Childbirth
14. Women and Medicine
Further Reading
Reihe/Serie | TEAMS Documents of Practice Series |
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Übersetzer | Carole Rawcliffe |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
ISBN-10 | 1-879288-54-0 / 1879288540 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-879288-54-6 / 9781879288546 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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