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Practical Medicine from Salerno to the Black Death

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Practical Medicine from Salerno to the Black Death
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Luis Garcia-Ballester
Edited by Roger French
Edited by Jon Arrizabalaga
Edited by Andrew Cunningham
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:418
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780521158671
ClassificationsDewey:610.9
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 November 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From the eleventh century to the Black Death in 1348 Europe was economically vigorous and expanding, especially in Mediterranean societies. In this world of growing wealth educational institutions were founded, the universities, and it was in these that a new form of medicine came to be taught and which widely influenced medical care throughout Europe. The essays in this collection focus on the practical aspects of medieval medicine. They explore how the learned medical men understood and coped with plague; the theory and practice of medical astrology, and of bleeding (phlebotomy) for the cure and prevention of illness. Several essays deal with the development and interrelations of the nascent medical profession and of Christian, Muslim and Jewish practitioners. Special emphasis is given to the practice of surgery, and the problems of recovering knowledge of a large proportion of medical care - that given by women - are also explored.