This is a remarkable collection of scholarly Middle English texts that deal with astrology, fortunetelling, medicine, horticulture, marine navigation, as well as "popular and practical" scientific matters, as they were perceived in the Middle Ages. This groundbreaking volume is indispensable to scholars of medieval studies, the history of science and medicine, early English literature and language, manuscripts, technical prose, and popular culture.
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This is a remarkable collection of scholarly Middle English texts that deal with astrology, fortunetelling, medicine, horticulture, marine navigation, as well as "popular and practical" scientific matters, as they were perceived in the Middle Ages. This groundbreaking volume is indispensable to scholars of medieval studies, the history of science and medicine, early English literature and language, manuscripts, technical prose, and popular culture.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp xiii, 425. Original publishers burgundy cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Middle English texts on a variety of scientific topics illustrate popular culture of the age. Medieval texts and studies, no. 11. ISBN: 0937191302 Foot of spine slightly bumped otherwise fine in very good dust jacket, with slight nicking at foot of spine.
