The Medicine of the Friars in Medieval England

Draws on evidence found in surviving manuscripts to restore friars to their rightful place in the history of English health care.

Sommario

Introduction
1. Friars Practising Medicine
2. William Holme, medicus
3. Writing Medicine Differently
4. The Medical Culture of Friars
5. Souls and Bodies
6. Creeping into Homes
7. The Legacy of Friars' Medicine
Conclusion

Appendix 1: Friar practitioners
Appendix 2: Friars as medical authors and compilers

Bibliography
Index

Info autore

PETER MURRAY JONES is a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Murray Jones, Peter Murray (Author) Jones
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese medio
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.01.2024
• EAN: 9781914049231
• ISBN: 978-1-914049-23-1
• Pagine: 326
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 630 g
• Serie: Health and Healing in the Midd; Health and Healing in the Middle Ages
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie