Healing and the Harleian Collection: Medieval Medical Manuscripts revealed
A symposium organised by the British Library at the Warburg Institute in
London
Friday, 6 July, 2-5pm.
Chair: Prof. Charles Burnett
• Laura Nuvoloni, 'Medieval Medical Manuscripts in the Harleian
Collection and their provenance'.
• Klaus-Dietrich Fischer, 'A Mirror for Deaf Ears? A Medieval
Mystery'.
• Peter Murray Jones, 'Witnesses to medieval medical practice'.
• Aoibheann Nic Dhonnchadha, 'The medical texts in Harley 546: a
discussion of their sources'.
• Linda Ehrsam Voigts, '15th-Century English Banns Advertising the
Services of an Itinerant Physician'.
The symposium is generously sponsored by the Wellcome Trust.
Participation will be free, but registration is required as seats will be
limited.
For more information, please contact Laura Nuvoloni at the British Library
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