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Anglo-Saxon leechcraft; an historical sketch of early English medicine

Anglo-Saxon leechcraft; an historical sketch of early English medicine

S. Wellcome, Henry

Paperback

Medical ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353703662
ISBN13: 9789353703660
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before the Norman Conquest, English remedies were written in ink and tried in blood. Medicine begins in the dark. In Anglo-Saxon leechcraft, Henry S. Wellcome offers a vivid medical history monograph that traces how care was imagined and practised in early medieval England. Part medieval medicine study, part scholarly historical medicine, it draws together evidence from charms, prescriptions, and early English herbal remedies to reveal anglo-saxon healing practices at the meeting point of prayer, plants, and practical surgery. You see how ailments were named, how hedgerow and garden supplied materia medica, and how monastic learning sat beside household craft. From leechcraft and folk medicine to the learned world behind medieval herbal manuscripts, Wellcome sketches the lineage of pre-norman England medicine with clarity and restraint, paying close attention to sources such as Balds Leechbook and related traditions. Written by a pioneering collector-historian, it set Anglo-Saxon medicine firmly on the modern map. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Read it as a medical history reference book, a medieval medicine research guide, or as a finely observed historical sketch worth returning to. For students, history-lovers, and classic-literature collectors building a serious shelf, it stands as a small but significant bridge between the literature of the past and the science that followed.

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