Medieval medicine was mostly based on the ideas and work of the Greek physicians, namely Galen, Hippocrates, and Aristotle.
Medieval medical manuscripts usually present a view of medicine dominated by university-trained male physicians. In practice, however, women performed many medical functions: as healers, midwives and even surgeons. Another item on display is a petition by Joan du Lee (c1403) to King Henry IV, i...
As people working in publicly funded institutions, with access to research often held behind paywalls, we arguably have great ethical responsibility to synthesise and share such information. Lucy, Fran, and I believe this to be a key facet of public archaeology, developing on Lorna Richardson and...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Also called: Norman-french Literature, orAnglo-french Literature Key People: Wace Related Topics: French literature Chanson de Guillaume See all related content Anglo-Norman literature, body of writings in the OldFrench languageas used inmedievalEng...
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Major Events: Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa Key People: Alfonso VI Ferdinand III Ferdinand I Alfonso IX Ferdinand II Related Places: Spain See all related content Leon, medieval Spanish kingdom. Leon proper included the cities of León, Salamanca, and Zamora—the adjacent areas of Vallodol...
FOR a long time, medieval medicine has been dismissed as irrelevant. This time period is popularly referred to as the “Dark Ages,” which erroneously suggests that it was unenlightened by science or reason.
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people was to inflict more pain upon them, and then hope to the stars for a bit of luck. Monks with little to no experience, aside from castrating animals and having access to a few medical books, performed surgery on human beings. The medicine was basic, and the terrible illness that ...
In this the student first trained in the Liberal Arts, then in Theology, Medicine or Law. The Liberal Arts curriculum has its roots within Ancient Greek and Roman pedagogical schema, and was conceptualized as a combination of the Trivium: Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic, and the Quadrivium, or ...