Anglicanus Ortus: A Verse Herbal of the Twelfth Century

by Henry of Huntingdon

Henry, archdeacon of Huntingdon, England (ca 1088-ca 1154) has been admired for centuries as the author of the monumental Historia Anglorum. The recent discovery of the Anglicanus ortus opens a new window onto this important English author as well as onto the uses of poetry and the knowledge of medicine in medieval England. Written entirely in Latin verse, the Anglicanus ortus describes the medicinal uses of 160 different herbs,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888441800
• ISBN13: 9780888441805
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: PIMS
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"