In this fascinating and richly illustrated book, John Henderson takes us into the Renaissance hospitals of Florence, recreating the enormous barn-like wards and exploring the lives of those who received and those who administered treatment there. Drawing on an exceptional range of visual and documentary evidence, Henderson overturns the popular view of the pre-industrial hospital as a hellish destination for the dying poor. To the contrary, hospitals of the era developed specialized, professional care; became important centers of artistic patronage; and served a large patient population, only ten percent of whom died during their stay. The book explores the civic role of Renaissance hospitals, their beautiful architecture and interior design, and their methods of medical treatment that continue to influence healthcare practices today.
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John Henderson is Wellcome Reader in Renaissance Medicine, School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck College, University of London, and fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. Among his previous books is The Great Pox: The French Disease in Renaissance Europe, coedited with J. Arizabalaga and R. French and published by Yale University Press.
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The Renaissance Hospital--TMI? (too much information),
This review is from: The Renaissance Hospital: Healing the Body and Healing the Soul (Hardcover)
Anyone buying this book who expects a compelling fast read will be dissappointed. This is a scholarly text with great detail and of interest to an individual who wishes factual background material about the subject. This is not a book for someone who expects a Ross King historical novel! I, as a physician and art historian, found the information interesting, but certainly not something to read for pure pleasure.
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