Medieval Diet and Medicine : ›Occitan Health Advice for the Layperson‹.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pfeffer, Wendy.

Contributor:

Pfeffer

Series:

Medical Traditions Series

Medical Traditions Series ; v.10

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This volume offers a new critical edition with facing English translation and a detailed study of the medieval manual of dietetics Occitan Health Advice dating from the 13th century and probably compiled in the milieu of Montpellier’s university. This Advice on health and well-being is a unique example of medical writing: composed in Occitan (formerly called Old Provençal), the vernacular language of southern France; it provided a wealth of medical information and guidance for a literate nonspecialist reader interested in a healthful life. This Advice will interest medical historians, literary scholars, and linguists, as well as readers curious about the Middle Ages, for all of whom it provides invaluable information on medieval daily life, dietary regimen, and healthy habits.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Charts and Figures

Part 1: Presentation of Occitan Health Advice for the Layperson

Part 2: The Occitan Text and its English Translation

Bibliography

Indexes.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9783111268125

3111268128

OCLC:

1451798571