Carolingian Medical Knowledge and Practice, c.775-900
Claire Burridge
Carolingian Medical Knowledge and Practice explores the practicality applicability of medical recipes recorded in early medieval manuscripts. It takes an original, dual approach to these overlooked understudied texts by not only analysing their practical usability, but also re-evaluating writings light osteological evidence. Could those individuals with access manuscripts have used them context therapy? Would they wanted to? In asking questions, this book unpacks longstanding assumptions about intended purpose texts, offering a new perspective on relationship between knowledge practice.