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The 'obese medieval monk' : a multidisciplinary study of a sterotype

Title
The 'obese medieval monk' : a multidisciplinary study of a sterotype / Pip Patrick.
Author
Patrick, Pip
Publication
  • Oxford : Archaeopress, 2014.
  • ©2014

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Description
ix, 191 pages : illustrations, maps; 30 cm.
Series Statement
BAR British series ; 590
Uniform Title
BAR British series ; 590.
Alternative Title
Obese medieval monk : a multidisciplinary study of a stereotype
Subject
  • Monks > England > History
  • Monastic and religious life > England > History
  • Body weight > England > History
  • Obesity > England > History
  • Human remains (Archaeology) > England
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-191) and index.
Contents
The popular image of monks in Medieval England -- Monastic diet in theory and practice -- Obesity-related skeletal pathology -- Reconstructing physique from the human skeleton -- Assemblages and methodologies -- Results - pathology -- Results - physique -- Case control studies - pathology -- Case controls tudies - physique -- Osteological study - analysis and discussion -- Conclusions -- Appendices. Appendix 1: Physique proxies -- Appendix 2: Body weight -- Appendix 3: Stature -- Appendix 4: Body mass index.
ISBN
  • 9781407312248
  • 1407312243
OCLC
  • ocn875159871
  • 875159871
  • SCSB-5737392
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries