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Medieval Herbal Remedies: The Old English Herbarium and Anglo-Saxon Medicine
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Product Description
This book presents for the first time and up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them , the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #504855 in Books
- Published on: 2002-06-28
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 350 pages
Editorial Reviews
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Van Arsdalls translation is lucid, idiomatic, and captures the matter-of-fact tone of the original
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–Faith Wallis, McGill University, Speculum, October 2004
a welcome contribution to the study of medicine in Anglo-Saxon England and will be very useful for both reference and teaching.
–Faith Wallis, McGill University, Speculum, October 2004
Book Info
New translation of the Old English Herbarium underscores its importance to the medieval world as well as its similarities to modern herbal medicine. Illustrated with drawings based on the original manuscript. Originally translated into Anglo-Saxon around the year 1000, this collection of remedies enjoyed popularity throughout Western Europe from the 5th century into the Renaissance.
