Practical Medicine from Salerno to the Black Death (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521158671)

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.

Author: Luis Garcia-Ballester
ISBN-10: 0521158672
ISBN-13: 9780521158671
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2010
Pages: 418
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.85d