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Book SynopsisHenry Daniel's Liber Uricrisiarum (finished in 1379) is one of the earliest and most elaborate expositions in English of the ancient medical art of uroscopy, diagnosis by examination of urine, presented in the context of contemporary medical theory.
Trade Review"This stellar edition […] is a careful and highly readable reproduction that makes the entirety of the three books of Daniel’s Liber Uricrisiarum available to modern scholars for the first time." -- Lori Jones, University of Ottawa and Carleton University *
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Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Sigils of Witnesses Introduction 1. Liber Uricrisiarum in the Uroscopic Tradition 2. Henry Daniel and the Liber Uricrisiarum 3. Daniel’s Circle and Audience 4. The Manuscripts 5. A Reading Edition 6. Editorial Practice Text Appendices Appendix 1: Prologue (Latin Original) Appendix 2: Regule Isaac (Latin Original) Appendix 3: Epilogue (English Translation) Appendix 4: Astronomical Measurements in Bk. 2.6 Appendix 5: The Language of the Royal 17 D.i Scribe Explanatory Notes Glossary Index of Proper Nouns Works Cited
