Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice
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,...
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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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780226761305 (0226761304)
Publish date: June 15th 1990
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
A really fascinating, well-written, easy to follow introduction to medieval and Renaissance medicine in theory and practice. It is not the author's fault that she didn't tell me what I wanted to know: how our ancestors understood and (attempted to) treat heart disease. But I did learn many other thi...