The medieval leper and his northern heirs
Editorial D.S. BREWER
España peninsular
Medieval history is rich in rules and regulations for lepers, but reveals little of who they were or what became of them. This book searches for the reality of the individuals themselves, people who through their disease - or suspicion of it - contri...
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- ISBN13 9780859915823
- ISBN10 0859915824
- Tipo LIBRO
- Páginas 178
- Año de Edición 2000
- Encuadernación Rústica
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Historia Medieval UniversalThe medieval leper and his northern heirs
Editorial D.S. BREWER
Medieval history is rich in rules and regulations for lepers, but reveals little of who they were or what became of them. This book searches for the reality of the individuals themselves, people who through their disease - or suspicion of it - contri...
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
Medieval history is rich in rules and regulations for lepers, but reveals little of who they were or what became of them. This book searches for the reality of the individuals themselves, people who through their disease - or suspicion of it - contributed a unique chapter to social and medical history. The medical identity of medieval leprosy is confirmed from descriptions, from portraits (many previously unpublished or forgotten), and from the characteristic mutilations of bones; an appendix of original documents forms a unique collection of source material for social and medical historians.