Plague hospitals public health for the city in early modern Venice - Crawshaw, Jane L. Stevens; ebrary, Inc. (Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, 2012)
"From a Distance It Looks Like a Castle" : First Impressions and Architectural Design -- The Sick-Poor -- "Abandon Hope, All You Who Enter Here" : Experiences of the Staff and the Patients' Daily Routine -- Syrups and Secrets : Treating the Plague -- Dying in the Lazaretti -- Returning to the City -- Epilogue.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
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