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Description: | In the Middle Ages naval and military barbers were not only responsible for cutting hair (to remove lice), but also for surgery such as tooth-extraction, and amputations. In England it was not until 1745 that a surgeons' guild was created, separate from the barbers' guild. This manuscript was written for the guild of Barber Surgeons of York.
In the Middle Ages different parts of the human body were thought to be affected by different signs of the zodiac. This drawing relates the signs to the body-parts, from Aries (the ram) on the head, to Pisces (the fish) at the feet. In the left-hand margin are the medieval forms of arabic numerals (which are similar, but not identical, to the modern forms), which relate to the volvelle on the opposite page. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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