Oops, I forgot again. It seems that the Lorsch Abbey, near Worms, is of an earlier date than the Anglo-Saxon leechdoms. This manuscript seems to come from the time of Charlemagne. And was probably influence by his drive to have a literate class of people with "knowledge" In any case, the Anglo Saxon leechdoms or leech books, may have been partially copied form that source, with other "stuff" inserted. But it was later
My bad,
Anne G
Redheaded Neanderlady
This is a photoshopped version of something I found in National Geographic about the time I started researching
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Medieval medicine resources...
http://www.archive.org/stream/anglosaxonleechc00brituoft#page/n11/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/stream/leechdomswortcun02cock#page/n11/mode/2up
All rattlin' good reads.
I like the word "wortcunning" used to describe the herbalists in the second book. (actually, this is volume II, I have not been able to find volume I on line.)
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