Medieval Syphilis and Treponemal Disease

by Marylynn Salmon

Leaders in the field of paleopathology have found enough evidence to prove that treponematosis, including syphilis, existed in ancient and medieval Afro-Eurasia, settling a decades-long debate. Yet documentary and artistic evidence to support this important work remains scarce. After summarizing the confirmed cases of treponematosis detected to date, this book turns to contemporary accounts about the death of the English king, Edward IV, that strongly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180270048X
• ISBN13: 9781802700480
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 6.8"