{"product_id":"9781487529536","title":"Henry Daniel and the Rise of Middle English Medical Writing","description":"Author: Sarah Star\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487529536\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 May 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection of original essays introduces readers to the work of Henry Daniel, exploring his many contributions from medical, historical, and literary perspectives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Daniel, fourteenth-century medical writer, Dominican friar, and contemporary of Chaucer, is one of the most neglected figures to whom we can attribute a substantial body of extant works in Middle English. His \u003ci\u003eLiber Uricrisiarum\u003c\/i\u003e, the earliest known medical text in Middle English, synthesises authoritative traditions into a new diagnostic encyclopedia characterised by its stylistic verve and intellectual scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on expertise from a range of scholars, this volume examines Daniel's capacious works and demonstrates their significance to many scholarly conversations, including the history of late medieval medicine. It explains the background for Daniel's uroscopic and herbal work, describes all known versions of the \u003ci\u003eLiber Uricrisiarum\u003c\/i\u003e and traces revisions over time, analyses Daniel's representations of his own medical practice, and demonstrates his influence on later medical and literary writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth a companion to the recently published reading edition of the \u003ci\u003eLiber Uricrisiarum\u003c\/i\u003e and a work of original scholarship in its own right, this collection promotes a wider understanding of Daniel's texts and prompts new discoveries about their importance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919559311518,"sku":"ING-9781487529536","price":90.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487529536.jpg?v=1782813726","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487529536","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}