UID:
almahu_9949703557002882
Format:
1 online resource (356 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9789042031579
Series Statement:
Wellcome series in the history of medicine 89
Content:
What did you do when you fell ill in fifteenth-century Florence? How did you get the medicines that you needed at a price you could afford? What would you find when you entered an apothecary's shop? This richly detailed study of the Speziale al Giglio in Florence provides surprising answers, demonstrating the continued importance of highly personalised medical practice late into the fifteenth century. Drawing on extensive archival research, it shows how personal relationships and mutual trust, rather than market forces, made payment possible even for those with limited incomes. Examining the spaces, people and products involved, Making and Marketing Medicine investigates the roles played by sociability, information networks and regulation in creating communities as well as in promoting health in Renaissance Italy.
Note:
Preliminary material /
,
List of Images /
,
List of Tables /
,
List of Charts /
,
Abbreviations /
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Glossary /
,
Currencies, Weights and Measures /
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Introduction and Acknowledgements /
,
The Shop and the Citys /
,
Keeping Shop /
,
People and their Purchases /
,
Recovering Debts /
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Wax /
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Sugar and Spice /
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Medicines /
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Epilogue /
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Bibliography /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Making and Marketing Medicine in Renaissance Florence Leiden, Boston : Brill | Rodopi, 2011, ISBN 9789042031562
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
