Panaceia's daughters : noblewomen as healers in early modern Germany / Alisha Rankin.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, c2013.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 298 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Synthesis
Contiene:
Indice: Early modern pharmaceutical weights and measures. Archive abbreviations. Note on translations. Introduction: Pharmacy for princesses. Pt. 1. Contexts: 1. Noble empirics 2. Art written down. Pt. 2. Case studies: 3. Dorothea of Mansfeld: a mirror and example for rich and poor 4. Anna of Saxony and her medical handiwork 5. Elisabeth of Rochlitz and the experience of illness. Conclusion. Acknowledgments. Notes. Bibliography. Index
