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Historical fiction novels set within this timeframe in. Hospitals which cared for the elderly and the ill were often run by religious orders, which could maintain infirmaries for their own members and operate hospitals for others. The first chapter was a little tedious, but after that it quickly captured my interest and kept it. This is a fantasy novel so theres no specific time period. Medieval medical books could hold the recipe for new antibiotics a team of medievalists and scientists look back to historyincluding a 1,000yearold eyesalve recipefor clues. Gracefully written, insightfully synthesized, and provocatively imagined, this volume is a mustread for anyone interested.
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