After the fall of the last Western Roman Emperor in 476 AD, Northern Italy played a crucial role - both geographically and culturally - in connecting East to We

How did people of the past explain and deal with illness? This pioneering new book explores the wide range of healers and forms of healing in the southern half

Carolingian Medical Knowledge and Practice explores the practicality and applicability of the medical recipes recorded in early medieval manuscripts. It takes a

Demonstrates how food-growing gardens in early medieval cities transformed Roman ideas and economic structures into new, medieval values.