Infirmeries monastiques et hospices

Lieux de soin du Moyen Age a l'epoque moderne

edited by Anne Baud, Susan Boynton, Isabelle Cochelin and Anne Flammin

Book cover: Infirmeries monastiques et hospices

Extent: 460 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers (Brepnd)

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Disciplina Monastica

Series volume number: 14

Language: French

Paperback (Forthcoming)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9782503619248

Price: $157.00

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This collection of essays examines the organization, personnel, and patients of healthcare spaces in medieval and early modern Europe, using a diversity of methodological approaches through detailed studies and broader analyses across various regions, with a special focus on Cluny.


How were healthcare spaces set up in medieval and early modern Europe, who worked in them, and who were the patients? These questions were considered by archaeologists and historians during a conference at the abbey of Cluny in 2022. The contributions in this collection display a wide variety of approaches: some chapters focus on specific places, while others address the historical conditions of places of care in specific regions, countries, or religious orders. The first part of the volume is dedicated to Cluny, with seven articles covering the period from the tenth to the sixteenth century. They explore different phases of the monastic infirmary—drawing on manuscripts and material remains, particularly those brought to light by the archaeological excavations carried out between 2015 and 2019—as well as the town’s hospices. The second part broadens the perspective to western Europe, with nine contributions. Reflecting a diversity of approaches, these studies combine specificity with synthesis, greatly enhancing our understanding of places of care in premodern Europe.

  • Edited by Anne Baud
  • Edited by Susan Boynton
  • Edited by Isabelle Cochelin