Poison, medicine, and disease in late medieval and early modern europe
Auteur :
Gibbs, Frederick W
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367588267
Date de publication :
30 juin 2020
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
610 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book presents a uniquely broad and pioneering history of premodern toxicology by exploring how late medieval and early modern (c. 1200–1600) physicians discussed the relationship between poison, medicine, and disease. Drawing from a wide range of medical and natural philosophical texts—with an emphasis on treatises that focused on poison, p