Pathology in Practice - Diseases and Dissections in Early Modern Europe

Summary

This book provides a fresh account of the dissections that took place across early modern Europe on those who had died of a disease or in unclear circumstances. It shows how autopsies informed the understanding of pathology of those involved, from medical practitioners' debates to laypeople’s experience of suffering.

Product details

• Authors: Silvia (The Open University De Renzi, Silvia Bresadola De Renzi
• Assisted by: Marco Bresadola (Editor), Bresadola Marco (Editor), Maria Conforti (Editor), Conforti Maria (Editor), Silvia De Renzi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2017
• EAN: 9781472463814
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-6381-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: The History of Medicine in Context
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, MEDICAL / Pathology, Pathology, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800