Mad Tuscans and their families : a history of mental disorder in early modern Italy / Elizabeth W. Mellyn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mellyn, Elizabeth Walker.

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania. Press.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health laws--Italy--Tuscany--History.

Mental health laws.

Caregivers--Family relationships--Italy--Tuscany--History.

Caregivers.

Mentally ill--Medical care--Italy--Tuscany--History.

Mentally ill.

Mental illness--Italy--Tuscany--History.

Mental illness.

Mental Disorders--history.

History.

Mentally ill--Medical care.

Caregivers--Family relationships.

Tuscany.

Italy.

Italy--Tuscany.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--history.

Tuscany.

Italy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Penn Press e-books.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Drawing on the rich judicial archives of early modern Florence and its Tuscans domains, Mad Tuscans offers an innovative look at how families and courts of law worked together to forge pragmatic solutions to the range of problems madness introduced to their households.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A note on dates and money

Introduction. The Tales Madness Tells

Chapter 1. Incapacity, Guardianship, and the Tuscan Family

Chapter 2. "Madness Is Punishment Enough"

Chapter 3. Spending Without Measure

Chapter 4. From Madness to Sickness

Chapter 5. The Curious Case of Forensic Medicine

Conclusion

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780812209815

0812209818

OCLC:

878130622

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.