Tag Archives: medieval medicine

A Little Movie on the Virtues of Medieval Medicine (celebrating Elisha Barber in paperback, with a trailer!)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by E. C. Ambrose

This week, Elisha Barber is available in paperback wherever books are sold–so if you’ve been waiting for the pocket-size version, now’s the time. It also includes a sample from the second book, Elisha Magus (you can read sample chapters from … Continue reading →

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Religious Influence on Medical Care, A Historical Perspective

Posted on December 23, 2013 by E. C. Ambrose

A couple of recent court cases and the advent of recent changes to health insurance law have brought the issue of who controls the patient’s access to health care into the public mind, particularly in relation to religious freedom. Should … Continue reading →

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The Tangle of Medieval Medical Thought

Posted on August 28, 2013 by E. C. Ambrose

Now that Elisha Barber is out in the open, available in a bookstore near you, one of the questions I’m frequently asked is whether I have a medical background. The short answer is, alas, no–though I am fortunate to have … Continue reading →

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Galen: the father of medieval medicine

Posted on June 13, 2013 by E. C. Ambrose

I touched briefly on Galen in my article “Skinning your Own Apes,” because the title of that piece was inspired by an odd detail I noted in one of his works. But the man himself deserves greater length. The theories … Continue reading →

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Skinning your Own Apes: Researching from Primary Sources

Posted on May 8, 2013 by E. C. Ambrose

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 E. C. Ambrose

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 E. C. Ambrose

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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