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Medicine and Society in Later Medieval England
Carole Rawcliffe
出版DIANE Publishing Company, 2008-05
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485)Medical / HistorySocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN14223931869781422393185
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=oyj8LwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Explains the development & practice of medieval medicine (MM). Examines the prevalence of death & disease in late medieval England, & the limitations of medical theory in dealing with such problems as epidemics, wounds, mortality in childbirth & even relatively minor ailments. Having examined current theory, the author deals with the way that physicians, surgeons & apothecaries organized themselves, their financial & social position, & contemporary attitudes towards them. `Self help¿ played an important part in MM, & women were expected to treat & care for their own families. Hospitals existed for the destitute. ¿An authoritative analysis & a highly readable survey of a fascinating aspect of medieval life.¿ Over 80 color & b&w illus.