This volume brings together for the first time an updated collection of articles exploring poverty, poor relief, illness, and health care as they intersected in Western Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, during a 'long' Middle Ages.
'Horden's scholarship is subtle, effortlessly erudite and witty' - Social History of Medicine
'Scholars and researchers interested in health and medicine during the medieval era, the history of hospitals in western Eurasia, and/or the history of charity and welfare will find a welcome companion in this volume' - Julie Adamo, H-Disability (H-Net Reviews; February 2020)