Walking corpses : leprosy in Byzantium and the medieval West / Timothy S. Miller and John W. Nesbitt.

  • Miller, Timothy S., 1945-
Date:
2014
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Publication/Creation

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.

Physical description

xiv, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-238) and index.

Contents

The ancient world -- Leprosy in the Byzantine Empire -- Byzantine medicine -- Byzantine leprosariums -- Leprosy in the Latin West -- Leprosariums in the West -- The Knights of Lazarus -- Conclusion -- Appendixes.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 9780801451355
  • 0801451353