Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The History of Medicine in Context
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Michael Stolberg
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-5015-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Urology & urogenital medicine Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Medical diagnosis > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	1-4094-5015-5
Barcode:	9781409450153

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