Medieval & early Renaissance medicine : an introduction to knowledge and practice / / Nancy G. Siraisi

• Autore: Siraisi Nancy G
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 610/.902
• Soggetto topico: Medicine, Medieval; Medicine - Europe - History
• Soggetto non controllato: western europe, medical community, medieval, renaissance, natural philosophy, surgery, disease, anatomy, physiology, education, islamic medicine, pathology, galen, sickness, health, mortality, treatment, middle ages, taboo, religion, christianity, islam, hospitals, women healers, blood-letting, humors, nonfiction, history, science
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-240) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Medieval and early Renaissance medicine
• Titolo autorizzato: Medieval & early Renaissance medicine
• ISBN: 0-226-76131-2; 1-282-08994-3; 9786612089947
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996247921703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno