Medicine From The Black Death To The French Disease

Author : Roger French,Jon Arrizabalaga,Andrew Cunningham,Luis Garcia-Ballester
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429515019

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Medicine from the Black Death to the French Disease by Roger French,Jon Arrizabalaga,Andrew Cunningham,Luis Garcia-Ballester Pdf

Published in 1998, covering the period from the triumphant economic revival of Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, this book offers an examination of the state of contemporary medicine and the subsequent transplantation of European medicine worldwide.

Author : Jon Arrizabalaga,John Henderson,Roger Kenneth French
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300069340

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The Great Pox by Jon Arrizabalaga,John Henderson,Roger Kenneth French Pdf

A century and a half after the Black Death killed over a third of the population of Western Europe, a new plague swept across the continent. The Great Pox - commonly known as the French Disease - brought a different kind of horror: instead of killing its victims rapidly, it endured in their bodies for years, causing acute pain, disfigurement and ultimately an agonising death. The authors analyse the symptoms of the Great Pox and the identity of patients, richly documented in the records of the massive hospital of 'incurables' established in early sixteenth-century Rome. They show how the disease threw accepted medical theory and practice into confusion and provoked public disputations among university teachers. And at the most practical level they reveal the plight of its victims at all levels of society, from ecclesiastical lords to the poor who begged in the streets. Examining a range of contexts from princely courts and republics to university faculties, confraternities and hospitals, the authors argue powerfully for a historical understanding of the Great Pox based on contemporary perceptions rather than on a retrospective diagnosis of what later generations came to know as 'syphilis'.

Author : G. Rousseau,M. Gill,D. Haycock,M. Herwig
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230524323

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Framing and Imagining Disease in Cultural History by G. Rousseau,M. Gill,D. Haycock,M. Herwig Pdf

Throughout human history illness has been socially interpreted before its range of meanings could be understood and disseminated. Writers of diverse types have been as active in constructing these meanings as doctors, yet it is only recently that literary traditions have been recognized as a rich archive for these interpretations. These essays focus on the methodological hurdles encountered in retrieving these interpretations, called 'framing' by the authors. Framing and Imagining Disease in Cultural History aims to explain what has been said about these interpretations and to compare their value.

Author : Jon Arrizabalaga,John Henderson,Roger K. French
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1959-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300082991

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The Great Pox by Jon Arrizabalaga,John Henderson,Roger K. French Pdf

One hundred and fifty years after the Black Death killed a third of the population of Western Europe, a new plague swept across the continent. The Great Pox -- commonly known as the French disease -- brought a different kind of horror: instead of killing its victims rapidly, it endured in their bodies for years, causing acute pain, disfigurement, and ultimately an agonizing death. In this new study, three experts explore the impact of the new plague and society's reaction to its challenge. Using a range of contemporary sources, from the archives of charitable and sanitary institutions that coped with the sick to the medical tracts of those who sought to cure it, they provide the first detailed account of the experience of the disease across Renaissance Italy as well as in France and Germany. The authors analyze the symptoms of the Great Pox and the identity of patients, richly documented in the records of the massive hospital for "incurables" established in early sixteenth-century Rome. They show how it challenged accepted medical theory and practice and provoked public disputations among university teachers. And at the most practical level, they reveal the plight of its victims at all levels of society, from ecclesiastical lords to the diseased poor who begged in the streets. Examining a range of contexts from princely courts and republics to university faculties, confraternities, and hospitals, the authors argue powerfully for a historical understanding of the Great Pox based on contemporary perceptions rather than a retrospective diagnosis of what later generations came to know as "syphilis".

Author : Luis García Ballester
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521431018

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Practical Medicine from Salerno to the Black Death by Luis García Ballester Pdf

Essays on the practical aspects of medieval European medicine.

Author : David Herlihy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674744233

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The Black Death and the Transformation of the West by David Herlihy Pdf

Looking beyond the view of the plague as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy finds evidence for its role in the advent of new population controls, the establishment of universities, the spread of Christianity, the dissemination of vernacular cultures, and even the rise of nationalism. This book, which displays a distinguished scholar's masterly synthesis of diverse materials, reveals that the Black Death can be considered the cornerstone of the transformation of Europe.

Author : Frederick Fox Cartwright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Diseases
ISBN : MINN:31951001047253H

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Disease and History by Frederick Fox Cartwright Pdf

Cites specific instances in which disease affecting powerful individuals and societies has influenced the course of history.

Author : Ole Jørgen Benedictow
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783275168

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The Complete History of the Black Death by Ole Jørgen Benedictow Pdf

Completely revised and updated for this new edition, Benedictow's acclaimed study remains the definitive account of the Black Death and its impact on history. The first edition of The Black Death collected and analysed the many local studies on the disease published in a variety of languages and examined a range of scholarly papers. The medical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease, its geographical origin, its spread across Asia Minor, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, and the mortality in the countries and regions for which there are satisfactory studies, are clearly presented and thoroughly discussed. The pattern, pace and seasonality of spread revealed through close scrutiny of these studies exactly reflect current medical work and standard studies on the epidemiology of bubonic plague. Benedictow's findings made it clear that the true mortality rate was far higher than had been previously thought. In the light of those findings, the discussion in the last part of the book showing the Black Death as a turning point in history takes on a new significance. OLE J. BENEDICTOW is Professor of History at the University of Oslo.

Author : Myron J. Echenberg
Publisher : James Currey
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Medical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025335907

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Black Death, White Medicine by Myron J. Echenberg Pdf

The bubonic plague took over 50,000 lives in colonial Senegal between 1914 and 1945. The Africans tenaciously resisted coercive and punitive plague control measures. This text examines how colonizer and colonized changed their perceptions of the epidemic over time. North America: Heinemann

Author : Plinio Prioreschi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 795 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781888456059

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A History of Medicine: Medieval medicine by Plinio Prioreschi Pdf

Author : Ole Jørgen Benedictow
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843832140

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The Black Death, 1346-1353 by Ole Jørgen Benedictow Pdf

This study of the Black Death considers the nature of the disease, its origin, spread, mortality and its impact on history.

Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199809325

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Black Death and Plague: the Disease and Medical Thought: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Oxford University Press Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Renaissance and Reformation, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of European history and culture between the 14th and 17th centuries. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.oxfordbibliographies.com.

Author : Norman F. Cantor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476797748

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In the Wake of the Plague by Norman F. Cantor Pdf

The Black Death was the fourteenth century's equivalent of a nuclear war. It wiped out one-third of Europe's population, taking millions of lives. The author draws together the most recent scientific discoveries and historical research to pierce the mist and tell the story of the Black Death as a gripping, intimate narrative.

Author : Neuza Satomi Sato
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789533075549

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Syphilis by Neuza Satomi Sato Pdf

Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease was first described in 15th century, is caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and occurs worldwide. This book is a collection of chapters presenting the novel knowledge about the T. pallidum and some historical and up to date information about venereal disease and syphilis. The collection of articles includes: immunological aspects recognition of T. pallidum by the pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune; the whole genome analysis of treponemes and new targets for its molecular diagnosis; some historical aspects of venereal diseases treatment; natural history of syphilis including clinical manifestation and epidemiology; a clinical aspects dealing with psychiatric manifestations of neurosyphilis; spatial and temporal patterns of primary syphilis and secondary syphilis described by the spatial and space-time scan statistics; a commonly used methods for laboratorial diagnosis, the serological response to treatment of syphilis and safety in blood transfusion. I hope this book will be useful for students and research fellows as well for the wide audience.

Author : Frank M. Snowden
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780300249149

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Epidemics and Society by Frank M. Snowden Pdf

A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only influenced medical science and public health, but also transformed the arts, religion, intellectual history, and warfare. A multidisciplinary and comparative investigation of the medical and social history of the major epidemics, this volume touches on themes such as the evolution of medical therapy, plague literature, poverty, the environment, and mass hysteria. In addition to providing historical perspective on diseases such as smallpox, cholera, and tuberculosis, Snowden examines the fallout from recent epidemics such as HIV/AIDS, SARS, and Ebola and the question of the world’s preparedness for the next generation of diseases.