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9780226761305

Medieval & Early Renaissance Medicine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780226761305

  • ISBN10:

    0226761304

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1990-06-15
  • Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

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Summary

Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era in medicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both natural philosophy and technical skills.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Note on Names xiv
The Formation of Western European Medicine
1(16)
Practitioners and Conditions of Practice
17(31)
Medical Education
48(30)
Physiological and Anatomical Knowledge
78(37)
Disease and Treatment
115(38)
Surgeons and Surgery
153(34)
Epilogue: The Medical Renaissance 187(8)
Notes 195(24)
Guide to Further Reading 219(6)
Selected Primary Sources Available in English Translation 225(2)
Bibliography 227(14)
Index 241

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