‘Pottes of Tryacle’ and ‘Bokes of Phisyke’: The Fifteenth-century Disease Management Practices of Three Gentry Families
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DOI: 10.1093/shm/hky063
Abstract: This paper explores the gentry response to disease and illness in the fifteenth century. It examines the private letter collections of the Paston, the Stonor and the Plumpton families through a comparative methodology. The first… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; gentry families; disease; fifteenth century ... See more keywords