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Medicine in the English Middle Ages /

This book presents an engaging, detailed portrait of the people, ideas, and beliefs that made up the world of English medieval medicine between 750 and 1450, a time when medical practice extended far beyond modern definitions. The institutions of court, church, university, and hospital--which would...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Getz, Faye (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [1998]
Edición:Core Textbook
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter I. The Variety of Medical Practitioners in Medieval England
  • Chapter II. Medical Travelers to England and the English Medical Practitioner Abroad
  • Chapter III. The Medieval English Medical Text
  • Chapter IV. The Institutional and Legal Faces of English Medicine
  • Chapter V. Well-Being without Doctors: Medicine, Faith, and Economy among the Rich and Poor
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index