Perilous Chastity: Women and Illness in Pre-Enlightenment Art and Medicine

Ithaca, New York and London: Cornell University Press, 1995. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 297 pp.; 8 color plates; 101 bw figures. VG. Item #118399
ISBN: 0801482151

Focusing on art from the 13th - 18th centuries, Dixon examines how paintings reflect changing medical theories about women; In particular discusses "hysteria," commonly diagnosed in women for centuries, and its changing causes and cures over time; Includes works by Leiden, Jan Steen, Dirck Hals, Jan van Eyck, Albrecht Durer, and many more.

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