15. Valeria Finucci - The Prince_s Body. Vincenzo Gonzaga and Renaissance Medicine (I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History, Book 15).pdf

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i tatti studies in

italian re nais sance history

Sponsored by Villa I Tatti

Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies

Florence, Italy

THE PRINCE’S BODY

Vincenzo Gonzaga and Renaissance Medicine

VA L E R I A F I N U C C I

Cambridge, Massachusetts

London, England

2015

Printed in the United States of America

First printing

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Finucci, Valeria.

The prince’s body : Vincenzo Gonzaga and Renaissance medicine / Valeria Finucci.

pages cm — (I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-674-72545-4 (alkaline paper) 1. Vincenzo I Gonzaga, Duke of

Mantua, 1562–1612—Health. 2. Medicine, Medieval—Italy. 3. Renaissance—

Italy—Biography. 4. Medicine—Italy—History—16th century. 5. Medicine—

Italy—History—17th century. 6. Human body—Social aspects—Italy—History.

7. Aging—Social aspects—Italy—History. 8. Beauty, Personal—Social aspects—

Italy—History. 9. Human reproduction—Social aspects—Italy—History.

10. Rejuvenation—Social aspects—Italy—History. I. Title.

DG975.M32F46 2015

610.945—dc23

2014014549