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Medieval medicine / Nicola Barber.

By:

Barber, Nicola

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Medicine through the agesPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, c2013.Edition: 1st ed., Express edDescription: 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 26 cmISBN:

9781410946614 (hb (freestyle express))
9781410946676 (hb (freestyle express))

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DDC classification:

610 23

LOC classification:

R141 .B37 2013

Contents:

A backwards step? -- The Christian church -- Beliefs and practices -- Public health and plague -- Islamic medicine -- Doctors, surgeons, and hospitals -- Women in medicin -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Find out more -- Index

Summary: Medieval Medicine examines beliefs and practices, public heath, and plague in the medieval world. It demonstrates that while learning was limited, there were important developments around the Islamic world and Europe.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.

Medieval Medicine examines beliefs and practices, public heath, and plague in the medieval world. It demonstrates that while learning was limited, there were important developments around the Islamic world and Europe.