VIRUS Band 11, pp. 193-206, 2020/07/23
Schwerpunkt: Behinderung(en)
During a local history project in the province of Lower Austria, the manuscript of amedical handbook called “Arznei- und Wendbüchlein” was discovered. It contains a totalof 89 “home remedies” for a broad variety of diseases. This paper presents atranscription of the manuscript and offers the local historical context for furtherresearch.
Keywords: popular medicine, Lower Austria, 18th century, 19th centrury, Manuscript, Medical handbook