How Long to Read The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs

How Long Does it Take to Read The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs by Peter Richards

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Medieval history is rich in rules and regulations for lepers, but reveals little of who they were or what became of them. This book searches for the reality of the individuals themselves, people who through their disease - or suspicion of it - contributed a unique chapter to social and medical history. Their hopes, fears, frustrations, and sufferings are explored partly through English medieval sources but mainly through the record of the remarkable survival of both leprosy and many medieval attitudes to it in the Aland islands between Sweden and Finland in the seventeenth century, where the struggle of a poor community both to contain the disease and to provide for those suffering from it were recorded for over a quarter of a century by the rural dean. The medical identity of medieval leprosy is confirmed from descriptions, from portraits (many previously unpublished or forgotten), and from the characteristic mutilations of bones; an appendix of original documents forms a unique collection of source material for social and medical historians. The late PETER RICHARDS was a former Professor of Medicine and Dean of St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge.

How long is The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs?

The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs by Peter Richards is 206 pages long, and a total of 52,736 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 48 minutes to read The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs aloud.

What Reading Level is The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs?

The Medieval Leper and His Northern Heirs is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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