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Book number: 78433

Een middeleeuws abdijhospitaal, de Oude Bijloke: Gentse hospitalen en ziekenverzorging 1146-1797.

Van Heddeghem, Alfred.

Uitgeverij C. de Vries-Brouwers, Antwerpen / Amsterdam, 1978

ISBN: 9061741424

€ 35,00

24 x 18 cm. Green cloth hardcover with dust jacket. 324 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Text in Dutch. Very good, see picture.

This socio-historical study delves into six centuries of hospital history in Ghent, focusing on the foundation and development of the Bijloke Abbey, which encompassed both a hospital and a Cistercian monastery responsible for its administration and care. The book provides detailed insights into hospital life, patient admission policies, and healthcare practices of the time.