Manuscript Sources of Medieval Medicine

Informationen zum Autor Schleissner, Margaret R. Klappentext In these new essays leading European and North American scholars of medieval medicine focus on manuscripts and their transmission and demonstrate how medievalists in all disciplines can profit by studying the primary medical sources rather than relying on the secondary literature. It is only through the study of actual medical manuscripts that context and audience can be discussed adequately. The lead essay by Bernard Schnell, "Prolegomena to a History of Medieval German Medical Literature: The Twelfth Century," clarifies methodological principles for this literary sociology and examines the current state of research in the study of manuscript transmission. The remaining essays discuss either manuscripts by a single author or paradigmatic manuscripts within a single national tradition. Until all the basic sources in medieval texts are uncovered and a survey is made, this volume will stand as an overview of the field. Zusammenfassung In these new essays leading European and North American scholars of medieval medicine focus on manuscripts and their transmission and demonstrate how medievalists in all disciplines can profit by studying the primary medical sources. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction * Prolegomena to a history of medieval German medical literature: the 12th century, Bernhard Schnell * The Textual Transmission of the Codex Berleburg, Gundolf Keil * Harley MS 2558: a 15th-century medical commonplace book, Peter Murray Jones * A Reevaluation of Saint Hildegard's Physica in Light of the Latest Manuscript Finds, Melitta Weiss Adamson * Medicine in the Twelve Books on Rural Practices of Petrus de Cresentiis, William Crossgrove * Medicine in Medieval Calendar Manuscripts, Faith Wallis * Manuscript Sources for Birth Control, John M. Riddle * The Medical Manuscripts of the Bibliotheca Palatina, Debra Stoudt * Multitudes of Middle English Medical Manuscripts, or the Englishing of Science and Medicine, Linda Ehrsam Voigts * Notes on Contributors * Index...

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Schleissner
• Assisted by: Margaret R. Schleissner (Editor), Margaret Rose Schleissner (Editor), Schleissner Margaret R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Garland Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1995
• EAN: 9780815308157
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-0815-7
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 222 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Garland Medieval Casebooks; Medieval Casebooks Series; Medieval Casebooks Series
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / World, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / Essays, MEDICAL / Essays, General & world history, History of Medicine, CE period up to c 1500, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary essays, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval