Explores in detail the efforts made by men and women in late Renaissance Italy to stay healthy and prolong their lives.

Winner of the Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize A new history uncovers the crucial role women played in the great transformations of medica

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Conserving health in early modern culture explores the impact of ideas about healthy living in early modern England and Italy. The attention of medical historia

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