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Hunt proceeds to give us extracts and complete texts of over 1000 receipts surrounded by sound and detailed philological commentary and it would be hard to imagine a more scholarly treatment...Most...[of the lesser texts] are a delight for cultural historians.' NOTES AND QUERIES 'To those interested in medieval medicine, in the varied experiences of men and women in sickness and health, in sexuality, religion, diet and even household management, these practical writings offer a mine of information... The knowledge collected in these excellently presented and helpfully annotated texts takes us to the very heart of medieval culture.' ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW [Miri Rubin] 'The meat of what is a substantial book is the printing of six collections of recipes written mostly, but not entirely, in Anglo-Norman... makes accessible a category of medical writing which has been lost to sight. * SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780859912907
Author Tony Hunt
Format Hardback
Page Count 478
Imprint D.S. Brewer
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g