The Three Rs in Action: Textual Medicine and Market Control in the Middle Ages
Walt Schalick, Medical History, Rehabilitation Medicine, History of Science and Pediatrics
Event Details
Date
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time
4:30 p.m.
Location
4207 Helen C. White Hall
Description
Knowledge is power. Prior to the printing press, control of textual knowledge meant control of manuscripts. Those who could interpret, manipulate and deploy that knowledge had power over others. From the 12th to the 14th centuries, physicians created a variety of textual technologies for that purpose in the medical marketplaces of western Europe.
Cost
Free
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