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

Title
Leper hospitals in medieval Ireland : with a short account of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem / Gerard A. Lee.
Author
Lee, Gerard A.
Publication
Blackrock, Co. Dublin : Four Courts Press, c1996.

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Description
72 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
"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.
Subject
  • Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem
  • Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem
  • Hospitals, Religious
  • History, Medieval
  • Leprosy
  • Hospitals, Special
  • Leprosy > History. > Ireland
  • Hospitals > Ireland > History
  • Medicine, Medieval > Ireland
  • Ireland
  • History
  • Northern Ireland
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Leprosy in Ireland -- Leprosy and its patron saints -- Leper houses and placenames -- lazar-house in literature -- Leprosy in art -- St. Lazarus in art -- Annotated List of Leper Hospitals -- Ulster -- Munster -- Leinster -- Connacht -- Military Order and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem.
ISBN
  • 1851822712 (pbk)
  • 1851822852 (Limited ed)
LCCN
gb^96065994^
OCLC
35555611
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library