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Autore |
Gentilcore David |
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Titolo |
Medical charlatanism in early modern Italy / / David Gentilcore |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-03819-8 |
1-280-96518-5 |
0-19-151429-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (443 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Healers - Italy - History |
Medicine - Italy - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2006. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [372]-402) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; I . PERSPECTIVES; II. GOODS AND SERVICES; III. COMMUNICATIONS; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume studies the way charlatans were represented, by contemporaries and by historians, how they saw themselves and it reconstructs the place of charlatans in early modern Italy. It explores the goods and services charlatans provided, their dealings with the public and their marketing strategies. |
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