Experiencing Illness and the Sick Body in Early Modern Europe
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, Modern
| Author: | M. Stolberg | ISBN: | 9780230355842 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | November 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Stolberg |
| ISBN: | 9780230355842 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | November 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis.
Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis.
