Wounds in the Middle Ages (The History of Medicine in Context)

by Cordelia Warr (Editor), Cordelia Warr (Editor), Anne Kirkham (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2014

  $239.38

  This book focuses on the representation, perception and treatment of wounds in the Middle Ages. Contributors situate wounds within the context of religious belief before turning to theory, symbolism, and more grounded spheres involving the law and the battlefield. Adopting an innovative approach to the subject.