A remarkable collection of Middle English texts dealing with astrology, fortune telling, medicine, horticulture and marine navigation -popular and practical scientific matters as they were perceived in the middle ages. The texts have been edited by international scholars and nine of the chapters present works hitherto unpublished. The remaining three offer superior versions of previously published edited texts. Each of the texts is prefaced by an introduction describing its general scientific and cultural context. ...
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A remarkable collection of Middle English texts dealing with astrology, fortune telling, medicine, horticulture and marine navigation -popular and practical scientific matters as they were perceived in the middle ages. The texts have been edited by international scholars and nine of the chapters present works hitherto unpublished. The remaining three offer superior versions of previously published edited texts. Each of the texts is prefaced by an introduction describing its general scientific and cultural context. Explanatory notes, illustrations and, where appropriate, glosses, are included. There is also a selective glossary for all twelve texts. This volume spans arange of disciplines and will be indispensable to scholars of medieval studies, history of science, early English language and literature, manuscripts, technical prose and popular culture. Contributors: PETER BROWN, LISTERM. MATHESON, ANN SHANNON, LAUREL BRASWELL-MEANS, LINDA EHRSAM VOIGTS,PAUL ACKER, ERIKO AMINO, RALPH HANNAH III, GEORGE R. KEISER, LINNE R. MOONEY, JOSEPH P. PICKETT, IRMA TAAVITSAINEN, DAVID G. CYLKOWSKI, GEOFFREY A. LESTER.
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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.
