Author: Sandra Cavallo<br />File Type: pdf<br />This collection, by an international team of scholars, presents exciting research currently being undertaken on early modern Italy which questions the conventional boundaries of medical history.ullBrings together historians of medicine and scholars of different backgrounds who are re-visiting the field from new perspectives and with the support of innovative questions and unexplored sourcesllExplores crucial areas of intersection between the territory of medicine and that of law, politics, religion, art and material culture and highlights the connections between these apparently separate fieldsllChallenges our understanding of what we regard as medical activities, medical identities, spaces and objectsllAddresses the study of medical careers, medical identities and spaces where medical activities were performed e.g. apothecary shops, courtrooms, convents and museumslulReviewReading these pages, we realise how medical historians have often neglected to consider some important spaces where medicine was practised, focusing instead on canonical settings such as hospitals, universities and anatomical theatres. In paying attention to other spaces, all the articles add new meaning to the concept of medical practice. An important item for scholars interested in revitalising the field of the history of medicine. (Metascience, March 2009) From the Back CoverThis collection, by an international team of scholars, presents exciting examples of research currently being undertaken on early modern Italy which question the conventional boundaries of medical history. It brings together historians of medicine and scholars of different backgrounds who are re-visiting the field with new questions and unexplored sources. By exploring crucial areas of intersection between the territory of medicine and that of law, politics, religion, art and material culture, their work highlights the connections between these apparently separate fields and challenges our understanding of what we regard as medical activities, medical identities, spaces and objects. Chapters in this volume address the study of medical careers, medical identities and spaces where medical activities were performed (the apothecarys shop, the courtroom, the convent, the museum) in innovative ways, while their methodological contribution transcends geographical and chronological boundaries.