Pettit, a specialist in English language and literature before 1525, assumes that readers have at hand and open the first volume, which contains the texts thems

Pettit, a specialist in English language and literature before 1525, assumes that readers have at hand and open the first volume, which contains the texts thems

"This study looks at a wide range of medieval Englisih romance texts, including the works of Chaucer and Malory, from a broad cultural perspective, to show that

Fresh examinations of the role of medicinal plants in medieval thought and practice and how they contributed to broader ideas concerning the body, religion and

In the Middle Ages, textual amulets--short texts written on parchment or paper and worn on the body--were thought to protect the bearer against enemies, to heal