02442nam 22005654a 450 991082828420332120230829000053.01-383-03819-81-280-96518-50-19-151429-2(CKB)1000000000402965(EBL)430871(OCoLC)609831493(SSID)ssj0000302890(PQKBManifestationID)11263536(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302890(PQKBWorkID)10275043(PQKB)11671246(Au-PeEL)EBL430871(CaPaEBR)ebr10271593(CaONFJC)MIL96518(MiAaPQ)EBC430871(EXLCZ)99100000000040296520060524d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedical charlatanism in early modern Italy[electronic resource] /David GentilcoreOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (443 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-924535-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [372]-402) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; I . PERSPECTIVES; II. GOODS AND SERVICES; III. COMMUNICATIONS; Epilogue; Bibliography; IndexThis is an exploration and reconstruction of the role of charlatans, itinerant medical practitioners, in Italy from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. David Gentilcore examines the goods and services charlatans provided, their marketing strategies, and dealings with the public, and shows how the authorities attempted to regulate and control their business. - ;From the mid-sixteenth century onwards, the Italian Protomedicato tribunals, Colleges of Physicians, or Health Offices (jurisdiction varied from state to state) required charlatans to submit their wares for inspection and, upon approvaHealersItalyHistoryMedicineItalyHistoryHealersHistory.MedicineHistory.610/.945Gentilcore David615692MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828284203321Medical charlatanism in early modern Italy2623861UNINA