Scurvy : : The Disease of Discovery / / Jonathan Lamb.
Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy un...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2016-2018 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 27 halftones. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Prolegomena
- 1. Enigma
- 2. Effluvia
- 3. Nostalgia
- 4. Australia
- 5. Genera Mixta
- Coda
- Bibliography
- Index