Medieval Malpractice and Chaucer's Physician

Author / Editor
Cosman, Madeleine Pelner.

Title
Medieval Malpractice and Chaucer's Physician

Published
New York State Journal of Medicine, October 1, 1972, pp. 2439-44.

Description
Argues that Chaucer's Physician is idealized, "a splendid representative of both medieval physician and medieval surgeon." Uses evidence from medieval malpractice cases, and comments on various "transportable medicozodiacal instruments."

Chaucer Subjects
Physician and His Tale