Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe

Summary

Uroscopy - the diagnosis of disease by visual examination of the urine - played a very prominent role in early modern medical practice and in the lives of ordinary people. Based on a wide range of textual and visual sources, such as autobiographies, court records, medical treatises and genre painting, this book offers the first comprehensive study

Product details

• Authors: Michael Stolberg, Stolberg Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781032098340
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3209834-0
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: The History of Medicine in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Historiography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, History of Medicine, c 1500 onwards to present day, Historiography, History of Science, Archaeology, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards