Peter Murray Jones (Author)

The Medicine of the Friars in Medieval England

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Health and Healing in the Middle Ages
• Verlag: York Medieval Press
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2024
• Mittelenglisch
• Abmessung: 163mm x 242mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781914049231
• ISBN-10: 1914049233
• Artikelnr.: 68411452

Autorenporträt

Peter Murray Jones

Inhaltsangabe

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