Salmon Medieval Syphilis and Treponemal Disease

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-80270-089-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 112 Seiten

Reihe: Past Imperfect

Ground-breaking work showing that endemic and venereal treponematosis (bejel and syphilis) were present in late medieval Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Salmon, Marylynn

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Seuchen, Krankheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The Contributions of Clinicians and Paleopathologists Chapter 2: Deciphering Two Opaque Sources on the Death of King Edward IV of England Chapter 3: Evidence from Medical Writings: A Suggestive Example Chapter 4: Evidence from Illuminated Manuscripts, Stained Glass, and Paintings Conclusion Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Marylynn Salmon is a Research Associate in History at Smith College. Her longstanding interest in the history of syphilis originated from her research for “The Cultural Significance of Breastfeeding and Infant Care in Early Modern England and America” (1994), when she learned that Treponema pallidum can infect the nipples of breastfeeding women, a probable reason for reliance on wetnurses in times past.