Elma Brenner
Biographic Data
| ID | 5896397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elma Brenner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elma |
| FAMILY NAME | Brenner |
| SIGNATURE | BRENNER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wellcome Collection |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Medieval Economy of Salvation
Reviewed by: The Medieval Economy of Salvation: Charity, Commerce, and the Rise of the Hospital by Adam J. Davis Elma Brenner Adam J. Davis. The Medieval Economy of Salvation: Charity, Commerce, and the Rise of the Hospital. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2019. xv + 317 pp. Ill. $43.95 (978-1-501742101). Much still remains to be discovered about the complex dynamics of charity in medieval Europe, especially regarding motivations for assi…
Broadsheets
Broadsheets: Single-Sheet Publishing in the First Age of Print. Andrew Pettegree, ed. Library of the Written Word 60; The Handpress World 45. Leiden: Brill, 2017. xxii + 542 pp. $213. - Volume 73 Issue 1
The Cult of St Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet World, c.1170-c.1220
The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture. Thomas Becket - the archbishop of Canterbury cut down in his own cathedral just after Christmas 1170 - stands amongst the most renowned royal ministers, churchmen, and saints of the Middle Ages. He inspired the work of medieval writers and artists, and remains a compelling subject for historians today. Ye…
Marilyn Nicoud, Le prince et les médecins
The Italian city-states were vital centres for the development of practical and theoretical medical knowledge in the later Middle Ages, as well as for the emergence of large-scale hospitals and urban public health programmes. Marilyn Nicoud’s monumental study of medical thought and practice in the duchy of Milan in the fifteenth century greatly enhances both our knowledge of medical culture in this leading city-state, and our understanding of med…
Medicine, Religion and Gender in Medieval Culture
Recent Perspectives on Leprosy in Medieval Western Europe 1
Responses to leprosy in medieval Western Europe were complex and often contradictory. Recent scholarship has challenged the predominant earlier view that lepers were excluded and stigmatized, suggesting instead that lepers were believed to have been chosen by God to be redeemed, and were thus the objects of sympathy and compassion. Research in the fields of history, archaeology and literature has addressed the social and religious status of leper…
Recent Perspectives on Leprosy in Medieval Western Europe 1
Responses to leprosy in medieval Western Europe were complex and often contradictory. Recent scholarship has challenged the predominant earlier view that lepers were excluded and stigmatized, suggesting instead that lepers were believed to have been chosen by God to be redeemed, and were thus the objects of sympathy and compassion. Research in the fields of history, archaeology and literature has addressed the social and religious status of leper…
Recent Perspectives on Leprosy in Medieval Western Europe 1
Responses to leprosy in medieval Western Europe were complex and often contradictory. Recent scholarship has challenged the predominant earlier view that lepers were excluded and stigmatized, suggesting instead that lepers were believed to have been chosen by God to be redeemed, and were thus the objects of sympathy and compassion. Research in the fields of history, archaeology and literature has addressed the social and religious status of leper…
Medicine, Religion and Gender in Medieval Culture
The Cult of St Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet World, c.1170-c.1220
The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture. Thomas Becket - the archbishop of Canterbury cut down in his own cathedral just after Christmas 1170 - stands amongst the most renowned royal ministers, churchmen, and saints of the Middle Ages. He inspired the work of medieval writers and artists, and remains a compelling subject for historians today. Ye…
Marilyn Nicoud, Le prince et les médecins
The Italian city-states were vital centres for the development of practical and theoretical medical knowledge in the later Middle Ages, as well as for the emergence of large-scale hospitals and urban public health programmes. Marilyn Nicoud’s monumental study of medical thought and practice in the duchy of Milan in the fifteenth century greatly enhances both our knowledge of medical culture in this leading city-state, and our understanding of med…
Broadsheets
Broadsheets: Single-Sheet Publishing in the First Age of Print. Andrew Pettegree, ed. Library of the Written Word 60; The Handpress World 45. Leiden: Brill, 2017. xxii + 542 pp. $213. - Volume 73 Issue 1
The Medieval Economy of Salvation
Reviewed by: The Medieval Economy of Salvation: Charity, Commerce, and the Rise of the Hospital by Adam J. Davis Elma Brenner Adam J. Davis. The Medieval Economy of Salvation: Charity, Commerce, and the Rise of the Hospital. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2019. xv + 317 pp. Ill. $43.95 (978-1-501742101). Much still remains to be discovered about the complex dynamics of charity in medieval Europe, especially regarding motivations for assi…
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