Renaissance Medicine: A Short History of European Medicine in the Sixteenth Century

by Vivian Nutton

Book Overview

This volume offers a comprehensive historical survey of medicine in sixteenth-century Europe and examines both medical theories and practices within their intellectual and social context.

Nutton investigates the changes brought about in medicine by the opening-up of the European world to new drugs and new diseases, such as syphilis and the Sweat, and by the development of printing and more efficient means of communication. Chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032121238
• ISBN13: 9781032121239
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"