This volume is the first in-depth analysis of how infirm bodies were represented in Italy from c. 1400 to 1650. Through original contributions and methodologies

Gift-giving played an important role in political, social and religious life in medieval and early modern Europe. This volume explores an under-examined and oft

This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources in early modern medicine. It provides an a

Barbara Kaminska argues that visual imagery was central to premodern disability discourses and shows how interpretations of miracle stories served to justify ex

This Element examines the emergence of comprehensive plague management systems in early modern France. While the historiography on plague argues that the plague