{"product_id":"medieval-wellness-from-beauty-to-bloodletting-979-8887120614","title":"Medieval Wellness: From Beauty to Bloodletting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable December 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarisa Grollemond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDispelling myths of a dirty, superstitious Middle Ages, this entertaining volume explores medieval approaches to health and wellness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften maligned as an era of darkness and superstition, the Middle Ages in Europe have been stereotyped as lacking standards for basic hygiene, or, at the very least, for having a laughably simplistic approach to self-care and medicine. In truth, medieval practices surrounding wellness were complex, encoding a wide variety of social and cultural expectations and anxieties. Yet the relationship medieval people had to their own bodies and minds—along with the pursuits undertaken to perfect them—was a sophisticated one, not unlike our own today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith wit and expert analysis, medievalist Larisa Grollemond explores some of the most frequently asked questions about the Middle Ages, such as: Did people bathe? How did they take care of their teeth? Did the same person who cut hair really also perform amputations? Richly illustrated with over 130 images of artifacts and manuscript illuminations alongside excerpts from medieval sources such as medical treatises, herbals, and recipe books, \u003ci\u003eMedieval Wellness\u003c\/i\u003e riffs on modern wellness culture while revealing what life was really like in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLarisa Grollemond is associate curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the coauthor of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/the-book-of-marvels-a-medieval-guide-to-the-globe-978-1606069035?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=book+of+marvels\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"The Book of Marvels: A Medieval Guide to the Globe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Getty, 2024) and \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/the-fantasy-of-the-middle-ages-an-epic-journey-through-imaginary-medieval-worlds-978-1606067581?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=fantasy+of+the+mid\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"The Fantasy of the Middle Ages: An Epic Journey through Imaginary Medieval Worlds\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Fantasy of the Middle Ages\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Getty, 2022).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 x 9 1\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e133 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 979-8-88712-061-4\u003cbr\u003epaperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48180482474176,"sku":"9798887120614","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/files\/9798887120614.jpg?v=1776902316","url":"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/medieval-wellness-from-beauty-to-bloodletting-979-8887120614","provider":"Getty Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}