Mountebanks and medicasters: a history of italian charlatans from the middle ages to the present
Auteur :
Gambaccini, Piero
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786416066
Date de publication :
18 déc. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
345 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Italian medical charlatans, wandering quacks who traded in remedies, accompanied real medicine like a dark shadow during its slow progress. This work recounts the history and adventures of these ingenious quacks who were sought after and imitated all over Europe