Tag Archives: medieval medicine

Skinning your Own Apes: Researching from Primary Sources

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

An article in the Stanford magazine this month talks about a new method of teaching history to high schoolers using primary source material, having the teens read several documents about an incident and draw their own conclusions based on the … Continue reading →

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The Hierarchy of Medieval Medical Practitioners

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Elisha Barber, the first book in my Dark Apostle series, features a barber-surgeon protagonist. During the Late Middle Ages (about 1300 to 1450, depending on whom you ask) the barber occupied one of the lowest steps in the hierarchy of … Continue reading →

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Review: the Major Surgery Of Guy De Chauliac, a 14th century Surgeon’s Guide

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

the Major Surgery Of Guy De Chauliac by Leonard D. Rosenman My rating: 4 of 5 stars It is a terrible defect in my education that I do not read Latin–especially now that I am involved with research for my … Continue reading →

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