“Dissections, preserved body parts, and penis trees” – Medieval Bodies by Jack Hartnell

"Hartnell begins with the head, and ends with the feet, working his way down the body. Along the way he creates a fascinating guide into a world of dissections, preserved body parts, and penis trees. There are the gory details and lurid accounts of strange medicines, but alongside that there are nuns writing feminist graffiti in books, and an overwhelming sense that the era was on the cusp of great discoveries..." - Daniel Carpenter reviews Medieval Bodies by Jack Hartnell

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