In this indispensable volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration.
Examines the history and practice of medicine during the Middle Ages.
This beautifully illustrated collection illuminates the dark ages, telling the story of the period and of such key figures as Joan of Arc, Marco Polo, and Saladin.
Since the fifteenth century, when humanist writers began to speak of a “middle” period in history linking their time to the ancient world, the nature of the Middle Ages has been widely debated.