Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe

Michael Stolberg, Leonhard Unglaub, Dr. Andrew Cunningham , Professor Ole Peter Grell

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English

Routledge
28 August 2015

European history; History of medicine; Medical diagnosis; Urology & urogenital medicine

Series: The History of Medicine in Context

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.

By: Michael Stolberg
Translated by: Leonhard Unglaub
Series edited by: Dr. Andrew Cunningham, Professor Ole Peter Grell
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 589g
ISBN: 9781409450153
ISBN 10: 1409450155
Series: The History of Medicine in Context
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 28 August 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Stolberg is chair of the history of medicine at the University of Wurzburg, Germany.