IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 337: The Animal Turn in Medieval Health Studies, III: Care of the Brute Beast - Veterinary Medicine in the Later Middle Ages
Monday 4 July 2016, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | Sunny Harrison, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Kathleen Walker-Meikle, Department of History, University College London |
| Paper 337-a | Lords, Ladies, Grooms, and 'Boys': The Many Faces of Animal Care in Late Medieval Miracle Narratives (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Hagiography, Medicine |
| Paper 337-b | Contracts for the Cure of Animals in the Kingdom of Valencia in the 15th Century: The Case of Alzira (Language: English) Index terms: Local History, Medicine, Science |
| Abstract | Scholars have long recognised the great variety of veterinary writers and practitioners operating in the middle ages and yet we have made surprisingly little progress in illuminating the experiences, expectations, and practices of that highly heterogeneous group of people who devoted some or all of their lives to maintaining the health of animals. The work of writers such as Laurentius Rusius and Manuel Díez had a significant and lasting impact on veterinary medicine. Animal healers are also witnessed in miracle narratives, juridical documents, and household accounts, operating at every level of society. This session will use a variety of sources from across western Europe and Iberia to explore the lives of animal healers, their interactions with society and their attitudes towards their animal charges. |