Siraisi N.G. Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice

The University of Chicago Press, 1990. — 266 p.Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era in medicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both natural philosophy and technical skills.IllustrationsNote on Names
The Formation of Western European Medicine
Practitioners and Conditions of Practice
Medical Education
Physiological and Anatomical Knowledge
Disease and Treatment
Surgeons and Surgery
Epilogue: The Medical Renaissance
Notes
Guide to Further Reading
Selected Primary Sources Available in English Translation