An introduction to medieval medicine, featuring text and cartoon illustrations, and describing the medical treatments offered to people who lived during the Middle Ages.

Describes the origins, spread, and effects of the terrible plague that devastated fourteenth-century Europe.

Describes the social and economic conditions in medieval Europe at the outbreak of the Black Death and the causes and effects of the epidemic.

Describes the life and accomplishments of the Muslim surgeon who perfected surgical techniques for bladder, kidney, and gallstone procedures, and developed several surgical instruments that are used today, including the tongue depressor