Discover what it was like to be a barber surgeon in the sixteenth century and why it was a terrible time for people to be sick. Sharpen your saw before amputating an infected leg, learn how to make false noses and ears for patients injured on the battlefield and don't treat victims of the plague without your special mask! This title in the popular You Wouldn't Want to Be series features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail. Featuring brand new extra content including a timeline, fun facts a list of 'top' characters and a map.
- ISBN13 9781909645295
- Publish Date 1 January 2014 (first published 17 January 2002)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 July 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Salariya Book Company Ltd
- Imprint Book House
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English