Old English Medical Remedies
- Book ID:
- 8228
- Title:
- Old English Medical Remedies
- Subtitle:
- Mandrake, Wormwood and Raven's Eye
- Author:
- 'Spearing, Sinead'
- ISBN number:
- 9781526711700
- Publisher name:
- Pen and Sword Books Ltd
- Place of publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- Edition number:
- 1st
- Book type:
- Hardback
- First edition date:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 172
- Dewey decimal number:
- 615.88 SPE
- Dust jacket:
- Yes
- Language:
- English
- Photographs:
- Yes
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Bibliography:
- Yes
- Height (cm):
- 24
- Width (cm):
- 16
- Notes:
This book draws primarily on Bald's Leechbook and Lacnunga. It includes studies of magical healing as well as herbalism.
See also Sinead Spearing's book Wiccecraeft: Shamanic Magic from the Dark Ages (Museum book id. no. 5690).
Includes a photograph of one of the poppets in the Museum.
Donated and inscribed by the author.
