{"product_id":"medieval-diet-and-medicine-wendy-pfeffer-9783111263762","title":"Medieval Diet and Medicine: Occitan Health Advice for the Layperson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers a new critical edition with facing English translation and a detailed study of the medieval manual of dietetics \u003cem\u003eOccitan Health Advice \u003c\/em\u003edating from the 13\u003csup\u003eth \u003c\/sup\u003ecentury and probably compiled in the milieu of Montpellier's university. This \u003cem\u003eAdvice\u003c\/em\u003e on health and well-being is a unique example of medical writing: composed in Occitan (formerly called Old Proven?al), the vernacular language of southern France; it provided a wealth of medical information and guidance for a literate nonspecialist reader interested in a healthful life. This \u003cem\u003eAdvice\u003c\/em\u003e will interest medical historians, literary scholars, and linguists, as well as readers curious about the Middle Ages, for all of whom it provides invaluable information on medieval daily life, dietary regimen, and healthy habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Pfeffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3111263762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783111263762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.44d","brand":"Wendy Pfeffer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46136186732799,"sku":"9783111263762","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1fc018c-696b-480b-8be5-2f4760b61011.jpg?v=1726415942","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medieval-diet-and-medicine-wendy-pfeffer-9783111263762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}