These days, most of us have a good working knowledge of what’s going on with our internal organs. But in the Middle Ages, most people – even doctors – never got to see much of the inside of a human body. So, how did people conceive of our internal world? This week, Danièle speaks with Taylor McCall about what medieval people knew about internal medicine, where they learned it, and how they illustrated it.
Taylor McCall is the managing editor of Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. You can learn more about Taylor’s research on her Academia.edu page or follow her on X/Twitter @taylorjmccall.
These days, most of us have a good working knowledge of what’s going on with our internal organs. But in the Middle Ages, most people – even doctors – never got to see much of the inside of a human body. So, how did people conceive of our internal world? This week, Danièle speaks with Taylor McCall about what medieval people knew about internal medicine, where they learned it, and how they illustrated it.
Taylor McCall is the managing editor of Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. You can learn more about Taylor’s research on her Academia.edu page or follow her on X/Twitter @taylorjmccall.
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Top Image: Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 399 fol. 22r
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