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Three receptaria from Medieval England: The languages of medicine in the fourteenth century. Edited by Tony Hunt with the collaboration of Michael Benskin.
Publication Details
Oxford: Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature, 2001 CE.
An edition of just over 1500 medical receipts transmitted in three fourteenth-century compendia. The particular interest of these multilingual compilations lies in their date – earlier than most published receipts – and their showing the three languages of medieval England in vigorous and simultaneous use. There are detailed indexes, including a survey of the medical conditions covered, and the notes provide comprehensive references to analogous receipts in other published collections, so shedding light on the processes of compilation and transmission.
Subjects
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #8875 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/id/11053 |
| External URL | three-receptaria-from-medieval-england-the-languages-of-medicine-in-the-fourteenth-century- |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Oxford