Abstract
The Livre des Assises, written in the thirteenth century in Acre, not only provides insights into the practice of medicine and surgery in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, but also suggests that the licensing and regulation of doctors reflected contemporary Islamic practice.
The Livre des Assises, written in the thirteenth century in Acre, not only provides insights into the practice of medicine and surgery in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, but also suggests that the licensing and regulation of doctors reflected contemporary Islamic practice.
Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis
Published: Mar 1, 2005
Keywords: Livre des Assises de la Cour des Bourgeois; law code; Surgery; Jerusalem (Latin Kingdom) – medicine; Medicine – Arab
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