The Medieval Health Handbook by Luisa Cogliati Arano One of the most unusual and delightful books on medieval culture, The Medieval Health Handbook is a collection of pages reproduced from five of the most important illuminated manuscripts explaining the effects of food, winds, flowers, seasons, and even human emotions upon a person's health. The Atlantic Monthly called it a "very handsome book -- gay, colorful, throughly charming paintings, rich in detail." PA, ISBN: 0807612774 $20.00 (Can: $30.00)