Healing and Society in Medieval England : A Middle English Translation of the Pharmaceutical Writings of Gilbertus Anglicus.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. Historical Background -- II. The Practice of Medicine in the Middle English Gilbertus Anglicus -- III. The Middle English Gilbertus Anglicus and Its Relationship to Middle English Recipe Collections -- IV. The Middle English Gilbertus Anglicus as a Translation -- V. Gilbertus Anglicus and the Latin Text -- VI. Description of the Manuscript -- VII. Editing the Manuscript -- VIII. The Middle English Gilbertus Anglicus as Part of a Compendium -- IX. Conclusion -- The Middle English Gilbertus Angelicus from Wellcome MS 537 -- I. The Head -- II. The Eyes -- III. The Eyelids and Lashes -- IV. The Ears -- V. The Nose -- VI. The Mouth -- VII. The Teeth -- VIII. The Tongue and Throat -- IX. The Upper Chest -- X. The Lungs -- XI. The Heart -- XII. The Stomach -- XIII. The Guts -- XIV. The Liver -- XV. The Spleen -- XVI. The Kidneys -- XVIII. The Penis -- XVII. The Bladder -- XIX. Hemorrhoids -- Commentary -- Glossary -- Alphabetical List of Plants by Genus -- Bibliography.

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