Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice - Softcover

Siraisi, Nancy G.

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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.

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Following a survey of ancient, early medieval, and Islamic medicine, Siraisi discusses the categories and conditions of medical practice in the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries; the development of medical education; knowledge of physiology and anatomy; concepts of disease; and therapies, including surgery.

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ISBN 10:  0226761290 ISBN 13:  9780226761299
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1990
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