On Pestilence : : A Renaissance Treatise on Plague / / Girolamo Mercuriale.
In the spring of 1576, the Health Office of Venice, fearful of a growing outbreak of plague, imposed a quarantine upon the city. The move was controversial, with some in power questioning the precise nature of the disease and concerned about the economic and political impact of the closure. A tribun...
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) :; 5 b/w |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: The Plague in Venice and Girolamo Mercuriale’s Medical Theory and Practice
- On Pestilence
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments