Religieuses et médicaments au xviiie siècle
The study tries to understand the various forms of care offered in French eighteenth-century convents. It relies on original archival material: a book of medical examination written by a convent surgeon from 1786 to 1790. More than one hundred medical examinations are registered. With the convent nu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses universitaires du Midi
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Histoire, Médecine et Santé |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/hms/160 |
| Summary: | The study tries to understand the various forms of care offered in French eighteenth-century convents. It relies on original archival material: a book of medical examination written by a convent surgeon from 1786 to 1790. More than one hundred medical examinations are registered. With the convent nurse, he treated insomnias, digestive problems and performed surgical operations. He ordered a large number of ingredients for his medical preparations. The lists were very precise, and they enable us to know diversity of ingredients and their uses. |
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| ISSN: | 2263-8911 2557-2113 |