The Medical Category 'Bites and Punctures' in Latin Medical Literature in the 13th-14th centuries. (360G-Wellcome-090591_Z_09_Z)

£139,762

The medical category of bites and punctures (de morsu) in late medieval medical literature in Western Europe included those of both venomous and non-venomous animals. My goals are: to understand how the category was defined and situated in the learned medical tradition and the elaboration, use and disuse of this medical category by Western medical writers. to use this as a case in the study of textual medical categorisation; to investigate how it was structured in regard to causes, sym ptoms, and treatment, whether similar or unique in each author, with the aim of placing into context medieval theoretical and practical ideas on puncture wounds caused by animals and animal toxicology to carry out a controlled companion enquiry into the category s presence in preaching materials, to test hypotheses about preaching as a means of mass dissemination of medical ideas.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 139762
Applicant Surname Walker-Meikle
Approval Committee Medical History and Humanities Interview Committee
Award Date 2009-11-26T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2009/10
Grant Programme: Title Research Fellowship in H&SS
Internal ID 090591/Z/09/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Partnership Value 139762
Planned Dates: End Date 2014-12-14T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2010-12-15T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Sponsor(s) Prof Peter Biller