Mad Tuscans and their families : a history of mental disorder in early modern Italy / Elizabeth W. Mellyn.

  • Mellyn, Elizabeth Walker.
Date:
[2014], ©2014
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Publication/Creation

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014], ©2014.

Physical description

290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition

1st ed.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: the tales madness tells -- Incapacity, guardianship, and the Tuscan family -- "Madness is punishment enough": the insanity defense -- Spending without measure: madness, money, and the marketplace -- From madness to sickness -- The curious case of forensic medicine: the dog that didn't bark in the night -- Conclusion.

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    History of Medicine
    PP.34.AA5-6
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ISBN

  • 9780812246124
  • 0812246128