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Medical charlatanism in early modern Italy [[electronic resource] /] / David Gentilcore



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Autore: Gentilcore David Visualizza persona
Titolo: Medical charlatanism in early modern Italy [[electronic resource] /] / David Gentilcore Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (443 p.)
Disciplina: 610/.945
Soggetto topico: Healers - Italy - History
Medicine - Italy - History
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [372]-402) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; I . PERSPECTIVES; II. GOODS AND SERVICES; III. COMMUNICATIONS; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This 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 approva
Titolo autorizzato: Medical charlatanism in early modern Italy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-383-03819-8
1-280-96518-5
0-19-151429-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784875203321
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