The first academic discourse about dwarfism in the eighteenth century on the example of the dwarf of Lunéville
In the conventional wisdom of the Enlightenment the topic of dwarfism as a medical disorder was not present. Dwarfs were sought after for and highly valued at European aristocratic and royal courts, but they stayed at the margins of social life because of their body build. The aim of this article is...
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Wydawnictwa AGH
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Studia Humanistyczne AGH |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.bg.agh.edu.pl/STUDIA/2019.18.2/human.2019.18.2.23.pdf |