Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Urban Bodies: Communal Health in Late Medieval English Towns and Cities
Carole Rawcliffe
€ 95.96
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Urban Bodies: Communal Health in Late Medieval English Towns and Cities
Hardback. The idea of English medieval towns and cities as filthy, muddy and insanitary is here overturned in a pioneering new study. Num Pages: 445 pages, 32, 28 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings, 28 black and white, 4. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1134.
The idea of English medieval towns and cities as filthy, muddy and insanitary is here overturned in a pioneering new study. Carole Rawcliffe continues with her mission to clean up the Middle Ages. In earlier work she has already given us scholarly yet sympathetic portrayals of English medicine, hospitals, and welfare for lepers. Now she widens her scope to public health. Her argument is clear, simple and convincing. Through the efforts of crown and civic authorities, mercantile élites and popular" interests, English towns and cities aspired to a far healthier, less polluted environment than previously supposed. All major sources ... Read more
The idea of English medieval towns and cities as filthy, muddy and insanitary is here overturned in a pioneering new study. Carole Rawcliffe continues with her mission to clean up the Middle Ages. In earlier work she has already given us scholarly yet sympathetic portrayals of English medicine, hospitals, and welfare for lepers. Now she widens her scope to public health. Her argument is clear, simple and convincing. Through the efforts of crown and civic authorities, mercantile élites and popular" interests, English towns and cities aspired to a far healthier, less polluted environment than previously supposed. All major sources ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
Number of Pages
445
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838364
SKU
V9781843838364
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Carole Rawcliffe
Professor of Medieval History, School of History, University of East Anglia
Reviews for Urban Bodies: Communal Health in Late Medieval English Towns and Cities
[An] excellent book...effectively written.
NOTTINGHAM MEDIEVAL STUDIES
Rawcliffe has long been one of the clearest and loudest voices on the topic of medieval health. . . . A broad range of medievalists will find Urban Bodies pleasing to read, even without a strong background in medical history and its literature.
COMITATUS
A masterful study. ... This ... Read more
NOTTINGHAM MEDIEVAL STUDIES
Rawcliffe has long been one of the clearest and loudest voices on the topic of medieval health. . . . A broad range of medievalists will find Urban Bodies pleasing to read, even without a strong background in medical history and its literature.
COMITATUS
A masterful study. ... This ... Read more