A Window on Medieval Medicine: Including a modern Macer translation

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*Ever After Book Recommends A Window on Medieval Medicine*This book opens a window onto Soutra, once the biggest hospital in medieval Scotland. Run by Augustinian monks and set along the main road to the Borders abbeys, Soutra played a vital role in both medicine and travel during the Middle Ages. Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable finds there, including a drain packed with medical waste and traces of herbs used to treat patients. The discoveries paint a clear picture of how people between 1150 and 1420 used plants to fight illness and keep well, even amid wars and uncertainty. The book includes R. A. Parkin’s striking illustrations and a modern translation of the medieval medical text Macer by Sarah Atkinson, a book once found in many monastic libraries.