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On hospitals : welfare, law, and Christianity in Western Europe, 400-1320 / Sethina Watson.
Series: Oxford studies in medieval European history: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (400 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191882210 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Hospitals, Medieval -- Europe, Western | Care of the sick -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Public welfare -- Europe, Western -- History -- To 1500 | Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
| Church and social problems -- Europe, Western -- History -- To 1500 | Hospitals -- Law and legislation -- Europe, WesternAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198847533DDC classification: 362.11094 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: A ground breaking study, 'On Hospitals' explores welfare institutions in western law in the middle ages and establishes a legal model for the hospital. Running against orthodox opinion, Watson places welfare institutions, rather than Church-run organisations, at the heart of the medieval hospital's history.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A ground breaking study, 'On Hospitals' explores welfare institutions in western law in the middle ages and establishes a legal model for the hospital. Running against orthodox opinion, Watson places welfare institutions, rather than Church-run organisations, at the heart of the medieval hospital's history.
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