Medical Case Studies (Consilia medica) of the Early Modern Period : : Great Pox Documented / / Bohdana Divisová.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Divisová, Bohdana,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Premodern Health, Disease, and Disability ; 7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

Consilia played an important role in not only medieval but also early modern professional health literature. A literary ‘consilium’ consisted of a written statement of one particular case, including the patient's condition and disease as well as advice concerning medical treatment. In the sixteenth century, consilia literature was a common component of the practices of many eminent physicians. This is illustrated through an analysis of consilia from twenty-two different collections and anthologies by fifteen selected authors, who represent university professors, personal physicians, and urban physicians from early modern Italy, France, and German-speaking Central Europe. A closer look at nearly 7,000 consilia shows how important a link they were within the medical community. A detailed view of consilia intended for patients suffering from the ‘French disease’ reveals details about, for instance, the most common treatments for syphilis – mercury and guaiacum – alongside many other interesting and important details.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Consilia Literature from the Beginning -- 3 Consilium, the Physician, Patient and Res Publica Litteraria in Early Modern Consilia Literature -- 4 Consilia on the French Disease -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 An Example Case Study from the 16th Century -- Index