| Medieval Medicine and the Plague Contributor(s): Elliott, Lynne (Author) |
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ISBN: 077871358X ISBN-13: 9780778713586 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $29.07 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: This astonishing new book illustrates how death and incurable disease were considered a common part of medieval life. Young readers will be fascinated by the history of the Black Death, or the Plague, which killed millions of people in Europe, and why medical treatments in the Middle Ages were often worse than the disease. Topics include - a timeline of medical changes through the Middle Ages - common medieval diseases and their causes, such as smallpox, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and leprosy - operations and treatments such as bloodletting, and cauterizing - medicine makers such as apothecaries and housewives - women's place in medicine |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Medieval - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - First Aid |
| Dewey: 614.573 |
| LCCN: 2005019028 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Series: Medieval World (Crabtree Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.74" W x 11.04" (0.67 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103177 Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Illustrates how death and incurable disease were considered a common part of medieval life. This book covers topics such as: a timeline of medical changes through the Middle Ages; common medieval diseases and their causes, such as smallpox, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and leprosy; The Back Plague; the Four Humors; and, operations and treatments. |