Medical charlatanism in early modern Italy / David Gentilcore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gentilcore, David, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Healers--Italy--History.

Healers.

Medicine--Italy--History.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume studies the way charlatans were represented, by contemporaries and by historians, how they saw themselves and it reconstructs the place of charlatans in early modern Italy. It explores the goods and services charlatans provided, their dealings with the public and their marketing strategies.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; I . PERSPECTIVES; II. GOODS AND SERVICES; III. COMMUNICATIONS; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [372]-402) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03819-8

1-280-96518-5

0-19-151429-2

OCLC:

609831493