Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. List of Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Guild Book of the Barbers and Surgeons of York 8
8. 2 The Manuscript and the Civic Context 22
9. 3 The Medieval Core: Calendar, Images and Charts 35
10. 4 The Medieval Core: Texts 84
11. 5 The Early Modern Use of the Book 118
12. Conclusion 154
13. Edition of the Guild Book 205
14. Appendix 1: Description of the Manuscript 257
15. Appendix 2: Collations 260
16. Appendix 3: Analysis of Parchment Folios 270
17. Appendix 4: Analysis of Paper Folios 271
18. Appendix 5: Witness to the Bloodletting Poem 274
19. Appendix 6: Names Entered into the Guild Book 276
20. Bibliography 341
21. Index 357