The experience of sickness and health during crusader campaigns to the Eastern Mediterranean, 1095-1274

This thesis proposes the reading of medieval chronicles, specifically those of the crusades, for their medical content. The crusades left a mark on the historical record in the form of dozens of narrative sources, but texts such as these are rarely considered as sources for medical history. Chapter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Joanna Elizabeth
Other Authors: Murray, Alan V. ; McCleery, Iona
Published: University of Leeds 2017
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.713251