Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England Being a Collection of Documents Illustrating the History of Science in This Country Before the Norman Conquest |
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| Editor:
| Cockayne, Thomas Oswald |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-04308-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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This three-volume publication (1866-8) contains texts on plants, medicine and the heavens, mostly in Old English, composed or adapted in the British Isles before the Norman Conquest. Volume 2 contains an Old English compilation (from a tenth-century manuscript) of remedies for a wide range of medical conditions.
This three-volume publication (1866-8) contains texts on plants, medicine and the heavens, mostly in Old English, composed or adapted in the British Isles before the Norman Conquest. Volume 2 contains an Old English compilation (from a tenth-century manuscript) of remedies for a wide range of medical conditions.