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‘Le Régime du corps’ described a variety of ways to maintain health by keeping the body in balance. The Bute Painter, circa 1285, MS Arsenal 2510, © Bibliothèque nationale de France

Medieval illustrated manuscripts reveal how upper‑class women managed healthy households – overseeing everything from purging, leeching and cupping to picking the right wet nurse

Jennifer Borland, Oklahoma State University

This illustrated health manual dating back to the 13th century provides a glimpse of daily life in aristocratic households during the Middle Ages.

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