{"product_id":"laekningalan","title":"Lækningalán","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJón Jónsson (1772–1866) was a pastor at Stærri-Árskógur and Grenjaðarstaður. Although he had no formal medical training, he was granted permission in 1812 to practise medicine within his parish. This permission was renewed by the King in 1816 and was then extended to cover the counties of Eyjafjörður and Þingeyjar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople from much farther afield also sought his help, including patients from Skagafjörður and the Múlasýslur, and even from more distant regions. Eight detailed medical journals kept by Jón have been preserved, recording his medical work and documenting approximately 400 patients per year. The journals give the names of the patients, detailed descriptions of their illnesses, and accounts of the treatments and remedies that Reverend Jón employed in his efforts to alleviate their ailments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe journals span the years 1816 to 1831. This volume publishes two of them: one covering 1816–1818 and the other from 1827.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese journals constitute a unique historical source from the first half of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9789935233677\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditors Jón Torfason, Ásgeir Böðvarsson og Brynja Grétarsdóttir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher The University of Iceland Press, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat Softcover, 23 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages 495\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The University of Iceland Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48005245337777,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/0080\/0177\/files\/laekningalan.jpg?v=1791220602","url":"https:\/\/sigvaldibooks.com\/products\/laekningalan","provider":"Sigvaldi Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}