Old French medical texts

Old French Medical Texts

This edition of four previously unpublished medical texts, drawn from a compendium which was probably composed c.1300 in north-eastern France, covers an extensive collection of therapeutic receipts, excerpts from the gynaecological treatise known as « Trotula », the only known translation, with commentary, of Gilles de Corbeil's De urinis, a voluminous translation - again unique - of the « Four Masters Gloss » which derives from the work of Roger Frugard and Roland of Parma, and, finally, a handbook on the care of horses. The compendium marks a prominent moment in the vernacularisation of medical knowledge in France, a significant stage in the transmission of medical teaching, and a fascinating addition to the medical lexis of medieval France (each edited text is furnished with a detailed glossary).

Product details

• Authors: Tony Hunt
• Assisted by: Tony Hunt (Editor)
• Publisher: Classiques Garnier
• Languages: English, French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2011
• EAN: 9782812402395
• ISBN: 978-2-8124-0239-5
• No. of pages: 290
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 422 g
• Series: Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 38; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 18; Textes Litteraires Du Moyen Ag; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 19; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 20; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 31; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 47; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 50; Textes Litteraires Du Moyen Ag; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 49; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 20; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 37; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 56; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 63; Textes littéraires du Moyen Age, n° 18
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine