{"product_id":"toxicology-in-the-middle-ages-and-renaissance-paperback-9780128095546","title":"Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (Paperback \/ softback) 9780128095546","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eToxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of toxins and poisons through famous incidents, scholars, and people of the Middle Ages and Renaissance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Wexler (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128095546\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eToxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e provides an authoritative and fascinating exploration into the use of toxins and poisons in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Part of the \u003ci\u003eHistory of Toxicology and Environmental Health \u003c\/i\u003eseries, this volume is a follow-up, chronologically, to the first two volumes which explored toxicology in antiquity. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book approximately covers the 1100s through the 1600s, delving into different aspects of toxicology, such as the contributions of scientific scholars of the time, sensational poisoners and poisoning cases, as well as myths. Historical figures, such as the Borgias and Catherine de Medici are discussed. Toxicologists, students, medical researchers, and those interested in the history of science will find insightful and relevant material in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Poison and Its Dose: Paracelsus on Toxicology 2. The Golden Age of Medieval Islamic Toxicology 3. Maimonides’ \u003ci\u003eBook on Poisons and the Protection Against Lethal Drugs \u003c\/i\u003e4. Pietro d’Abano, \u003ci\u003eDe venenis\u003c\/i\u003e: Reintroducing Greek Toxicology into Late Medieval Medicine 5. The Case Against the Borgias: Motive, Opportunity, and Means 6. Aqua Tofana 7. Poisons and the Prince: Toxicology and Statecraft at the Medici Grand Ducal Court 8. Georgius Agricola, a Pioneer in the Toxic Hazards of Mining, and His Influence 9. Jan Baptist Van Helmont and the Medical–Alchemical Perspectives of Poison 10. Origin of Myths Related to Curative, Antidotal and Other Medicinal Properties of Animal “Horns? in the Middle Ages 11. Animal Stones and the Dark Age of Bezoars 12. Fossil Sharks’ Teeth as Alexipharmics 13. Catherine La Voisin: Poisons and Magic at the Royal Court of Louis XIV 14. A Late Medieval Criminal Prosecution for Poisoning: The Failed Murder Trial of Margarida de Portu (1396) 15. Animal Venoms in the Middle Ages 16. Medical Literature on Poison, c. 1300–1600\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e], Medical toxicology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medical toxicology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medical%20toxicology%20%5BMMGT%5D%22\"\u003eMMGT\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Freshly Printed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648356208920,"sku":"9780128095546","price":23.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780128095546_a015efbd-2a31-4083-b287-1cebd0fff6c4.jpg?v=1694353220","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/toxicology-in-the-middle-ages-and-renaissance-paperback-9780128095546","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}