Abstract

An original translation and study of the surgical treatment of head and facial wounds found within Chapters 1 and 2 from Book One of the virginal Glossulae Ouatour Magistrorum Super Chirurgium Rogerii et Rolandi. The treatments are evaluated based on their expected effects and outcomes as well as in comparison to the recommendations of modern surgeons and medical texts. This thesis shows that the methods suggested by the 12th and 13th century Salernitans are both empirical and practical.