Book ID: CBB753449368

Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe (2016)

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Uroscopy - the diagnosis of disease by visual examination of the urine - played a very prominent role in early modern medical practice and in the lives of ordinary people. Widely considered as the most reliable way to diagnose diseases and pregnancies it was taught at the best universities. Leading physicians prided themselves on their mastery in this field. Countless medical writings were dedicated to uroscopy and artists represented it in hundreds of illustrations and paintings. Based on a wide range of textual and visual sources, such as autobiographies, court records, medical treatises and genre painting, this book offers the first comprehensive study of the place of uroscopy in early modern medicine, culture and society and of the - gradually changing - ways in which medical practitioners, lay persons and, last but not least, artists perceived and used it.

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Review Vivian Nutton (2017) Review of "Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe". American Historical Review (pp. 1299-1300). unapi

Review Peter J. Smith (2016) Review of "Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (pp. 347-349). unapi

Review Evan R. Ragland (2017) Review of "Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 892-893). unapi

Review Edward Allen Driggers (2016) Review of "Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe". Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (pp. 188-189). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Scheid, John
Stuckrad, Kocku von
Sherman, Claire Richter
Sawday, Jonathan
Rutkin, H. Darrell
Rubiés, Joan Pau
Concepts
Western world, civilization and culture
Science and religion
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Historiography
Medicine and culture
Occult sciences
Time Periods
Early modern
Renaissance
Medieval
Modern
16th century
15th century
Places
Europe
Greece
England
Mediterranean region
Florence (Italy)
Italy
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