Learned Physicians and Everyday Medical Practice in the Renaissance

Michael Stolberg offers the first comprehensive presentation of medical training and day-to-day medical practice during the Renaissance. Drawing on previously unknown manuscript sources, he describes the prevailing notions of illness in the era, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the doctor-pati...

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Main Author: Stolberg, Michael (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
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Summary:Michael Stolberg offers the first comprehensive presentation of medical training and day-to-day medical practice during the Renaissance. Drawing on previously unknown manuscript sources, he describes the prevailing notions of illness in the era, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the doctor-patient relationship, and home and lay medicine.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (613 p.)
ISBN:9783110733549
9783110738353
9783110733624
Access:Open Access