Preface [ix]

Chapter One : Hospitals and the Poor [1]
Chapter Two : Feeding the Poor in Medieval Catalonia: The Role of the Cathedral Almshouse [8]
Chapter Three : The Origins of Hospices and Hospitals [28]
Chapter Four  : Hospitals and Hospitallers [47]
Chapter Five  : Hospitals and Disease in the Medieval City [73]
Chapter Six   : The Care of Women and Children [100]
Chapter Seven  : Late Medieval Assistance: A Religious or Secular Model? [125]

Appendix : Selected Hospitals, Shelters, and Relief Agencies in Catalonia, Majorca, and Valencia [145]
Bibliography [207]
Index [223]
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