Lee, Gerard A.

Leper hospitals in medieval Ireland : with a short account of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem / Gerard A. Lee.

Blackrock, Co. Dublin : Four Courts Press, ©1996.

72 pages ; 24 cm

"The first general and accessible work on the subject, this book consists inter alia of an introduction giving a short history of leprosy within the contemporary understanding of the term; leprosy in Ireland; leprosy and its patron saints; leper houses and placenames; the lazar-house in literature; leprosy in art; and St. Lazarus in art." "Central to the book are annotated lists of leper houses in medieval Ireland under the heading of province, county and parish with a short history of the hospitals where it is available from records or other written sources." "A brief account of the order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem is included. This was one of the most important orders of chivalry in medieval Europe and, as a hospitaller order it administered leper hospitals in the Holy Land and in Europe. It continues to work in this field."--Jacket.

1851822712 (pbk.)
9781851822713 (pbk.)
1851822852 (Limited ed.)
9781851822850 (Limited ed.)

Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem.
Leprosy Hospitals Ireland History.
Hospitals Ireland History.
Medicine, Medieval Ireland.
Medicine, Medieval.
Hospitals, Special history
Leprosy history
History, Medieval
Hospitals, Religious history
Léproseries Irlande Histoire.
Médecine médiévale Irlande.
Médecine médiévale.
Hôpitaux Irlande Histoire.
Hospitals
Leprosy Hospitals
Leprosy Hospitals Ireland.
Lepra.
Gasthuizen.
Ireland.
Irlande.
Ireland Medical records.
Hospitals History
Northern Ireland
Medical Humanities.

History

Location: Library main 127129
Call No.: ID RC154.55.I73L44; ID:97-B1262
Status: Available