Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe
eBook - ePub

Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe

  1. 238 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe

About this book

Uroscopy - the diagnosis of disease by visual examination of the urine - played a very prominent role in early modern medical practice and in the lives of ordinary people. Widely considered as the most reliable way to diagnose diseases and pregnancies it was taught at the best universities. Leading physicians prided themselves on their mastery in this field. Countless medical writings were dedicated to uroscopy and artists represented it in hundreds of illustrations and paintings. Based on a wide range of textual and visual sources, such as autobiographies, court records, medical treatises and genre painting, this book offers the first comprehensive study of the place of uroscopy in early modern medicine, culture and society and of the - gradually changing - ways in which medical practitioners, lay persons and, last but not least, artists perceived and used it.

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Yes, you can access Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe by Michael Stolberg in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Storia & Storia del XIX secolo. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781317003335
Edition
1
Topic
Storia

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Plates
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Uroscopy in Everyday Life
  9. 2 The Foundations of Uroscopy
  10. 3 Uroscopy and Popular Culture
  11. 4 Revealing Images: Uroscopy in Early Modern Genre Painting
  12. 5 The Gradual Decline of Uroscopy
  13. Epilogue: Uroscopy and the Disappearance of the Sick Man
  14. Sources
  15. Index