Sex, Aging, and Death in a Medieval Medical Compendium: Trinity College Cambridge MS R.14.52, Its Text, Language, and Scribe
- Author / Editor
- Tavormina, M. Teresa, ed.
Sex, Aging, and Death in a Medieval Medical Compendium: Trinity College Cambridge MS R.14.52, Its Text, Language, and Scribe
- Published
- Tempe: ACMRS (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies), 2006.
- Physical Description
- 2 vols. xxvi, 930 pp.
- Series
- Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, no. 292.
- Description
- Edition and comprehensive study of Trinity College, Cambridge, MS R.14.52, which was produced by the Hammond scribe. Includes five essays by various authors on physical features of the manuscript, an edition in ten sections by various editors, topical discussion of each section, a glossary of medical terminology, and an index to the discussions. Recurrent references to Chaucer, especially his medical and scientific knowledge. For one essay that pertains to Chaucer, search for Sex, Aging, and Death in a Medieval Medical Compendium under Alternative Title.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Manuscripts and Textual Studies