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The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of
rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections
span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including
art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and
military history; literature, drama and music; science and
medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over
a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published
research that complements the Library's special collections. The
editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and
welcome discussion of in-progress projects. -- .
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of
rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections
span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including
art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and
military history; literature, drama and music; science and
medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over
a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published
research that complements the Library's special collections. The
editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and
welcome discussion of in-progress projects. -- .
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of
rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections
span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including
art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and
military history; literature, drama and music; science and
medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over
a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published
research that complements the Library's special collections. The
editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and
welcome discussion of in-progress projects. -- .
The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing
from a variety of angles and approaches. The essays here take us
from the eleventh century, with an exploration of the Bayeux
Tapestry, into an examination and reconstruction of an extant
thirteenth-century sleeve in France which provides a rare and early
example of medieval quilted armour, and finally on to late medieval
Sweden and the reconstruction of gilt-leather intarsia coverlets. A
study of construction techniques and the evolution of form of gable
and French hoods in the late medieval and the early modern periods
follows; and the volume also includes a study of the Great Wardrobe
under Edward I of England, and what it can tell us about textiles
at the time.
Wounds were a potent signifier reaching across all aspects of life
in Europe in the middle ages, and their representation, perception
and treatment is the focus of this volume. Following a survey of
the history of medical wound treatment in the middle ages, paired
chapters explore key themes situating wounds within the context of
religious belief, writing on medicine, status and identity, and
surgical practice. The final chapter reviews the history of
medieval wounding through the modern imagination. Adopting an
innovative approach to the subject, this book will appeal to all
those interested in how past societies regarded health, disease and
healing and will improve knowledge of not only the practice of
medicine in the past, but also of the ethical, religious and
cultural dimensions structuring that practice.
Wounds were a potent signifier reaching across all aspects of life
in Europe in the middle ages, and their representation, perception
and treatment is the focus of this volume. Following a survey of
the history of medical wound treatment in the middle ages, paired
chapters explore key themes situating wounds within the context of
religious belief, writing on medicine, status and identity, and
surgical practice. The final chapter reviews the history of
medieval wounding through the modern imagination. Adopting an
innovative approach to the subject, this book will appeal to all
those interested in how past societies regarded health, disease and
healing and will improve knowledge of not only the practice of
medicine in the past, but also of the ethical, religious and
cultural dimensions structuring that practice.
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