Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice
by Nancy G. Siraisi
University of Chicago Press, 1990
Cloth: 978-0-226-76129-9 | Paper: 978-0-226-76130-5 | Electronic: 978-0-226-76131-2
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226761312.001.0001
ABOUT THIS BOOKTABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS BOOK

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Note on Names

1. The Formation of Western European Medicine

2. Practitioners and Conditions of Practice

3. Medical Education

4. Physiological and Anatomical Knowledge

5. Disease and Treatment

6. Surgeons and Surgery

Epilogue: The Medical Renaissance

Notes

Guide to Further Reading

Selected Primary Sources Available in English Translation

Bibliography

Index