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Mountebanks and Medicasters: A History of Italian Charlatans from the Middle Ages to the Present Piero Gambaccini
Mountebanks and Medicasters: A History of Italian Charlatans from the Middle Ages to the Present
Piero Gambaccini
Italian medical charlatans, wandering quacks who traded in remedies, accompanied real medicine like a dark shadow during its slow progress. This work recounts the history and adventures of these ingenious quacks who were sought after and imitated all over Europe
256 pages, illustrations, glossary, notes, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 18, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786416066 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 13 mm · 345 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Lippitt, Bettie |