I would suggest the texts, Salernitan & farther afield, attributed to
Trotula. There even is a German version, Das Puech Trotula, that we have
in a very florid cursive that defies my skills.
Tom Izbicki
Johns Hopkins
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Renee Goethe wrote:
> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 07:13:22 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Renee Goethe <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: New Member
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> Morning, All
>
> I joined this list in the hopes that others might be able to help me find
> sources, as well as getting a feel for what other research is ongoing
> currently.
>
> I am a history Ph.D. candidate at the University of Iowa, studying medieval
> intellectual history. My primary research at the moment is concerned with
> medical texts and their images. I'm seeking texts -- preferably from one of
> the early medical campuses such as Solerno -- which deal even peripherally
> with the question of the female body. As this university currently doesn't
> offer paleography, the professor who teaches it being on sabbatical, I need
> a text with comparatively easy script.
>
> I realize this is a religious list, and the theology surrounding the female
> body is certainly of interest to me as well, but I hope there might be
> someone out there with suggestions of where to turn.
>
> Renée Goethe
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