Visualizing Household Health : Medieval Women, Art, and Knowledge in the Régime du corps /

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In 1256, the countess of Provence, Beatrice of Savoy, enlisted her personal physician to create a health handbook to share with her daughters. Written in French and known as the Régime du corps, this health guide would become popular and influential, with nearly seventy surviving copies made over t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Borland, Jennifer (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021]
Temas:
To 1500
Historiated initials > Europe > History > To 1500.
Medical care > Europe > History > To 1500.
Medicine, Medieval > Europe.
Women > Health and hygiene > Europe > History > To 1500.
Médecine médiévale > Europe.
ART / History / Medieval.
Historiated initials
Medical care
Medicine, Medieval
Women > Health and hygiene
Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Visual Language of the Régime du corps
  • 2. The Illustrated Manuscripts and Their Audiences
  • 3. The Medical Context for the Régime du corps
  • 4. Household Management, Status, and the Care of the Body
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Summary of Illustrated Copies
  • Appendix 2: Scenes Depicted in Each Illustrated Copy
  • Appendix 3: Known Manuscript Copies of the Régime du corps
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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