Friar Roger Bacon

Roger Bacon was a thirteenth century English Franciscan friar. He is known for his work in natural philosophy and his emphasis on empirical observation.

ON DELAYING THE

EFFECTS OF OLD AGE

original: "De retardatione accidentium senectutis." In medieval medicine, the word "accidentium" refers to the physical symptoms, ailments, or clinical signs that accompany aging.

WITH OTHER SHORT WORKS ON

MEDICAL MATTERS

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME

EDITED BY

A. G. LITTLE

E. WITHINGTON

Andrew George Little and Edward Theodore Withington were prominent scholars. Little focused on Franciscan history while Withington was an expert in the history of medicine.

STANFORD LIBRARY

AT OXFORD

AT THE CLARENDON PRESS

The Clarendon Press is the prestigious academic imprint of Oxford University Press.

1928