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1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: A 'Healthfull and Pleasant' City; Part I: Health and Place in Texts and Images; 1. Air and Smell: Hygiene and Networks of Authority in anUrban Context; 2. An Epitome of Hygiene: William Cuningham's Prospect Plan; Part II: Health and the Landscape; 3. Placing Disease in the Urban Landscape:The Osteoarchaeological Evidence; 4. Placing Health in the Urban Landscape: The Gardens of Norwich; Part III: Governing the City and the Self; 5. Cleaning Up: Reforming the Urban Environment 1300-1570 |
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6. Housing, Self-Management and Healing in the Tudor CityEpilogue; Appendix I: A note about pathogens and retrospectivediagnosis; Appendix II: A note about the population of Norwich,1100-1600; Appendix III: A note on the historiography andarchaeological record of Norwich; Appendix IV: Map of Norwich parishes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In 1559, William Cuningham MD published an image of a quintessentially healthy city. The source of his inspiration was Norwich, one of England's largest and wealthiest provincial boroughs. Though idealized, Cuningham's 'map' fairly represented the municipalities' attempts to rebuild and improve the infrastructure. But his image also covered up many problems: Norwich in reality was pocked by decayed housing, deteriorating streets and polluted waterways, and was home to significant numbers of sick and impoverished residents. This book brings both viewpoints to life. Cuningham's particular brand of 'environmental health' imitated ancient ideas (in particular the Hippocratic text Airs, Waters, Places), and drew upon astrology, the study of the weather, and local topography. The book shows that amongst the citizens, a complementary form of medical culture existed that put individuals under the spotlight. It included neighbourhood reactions to illness and disability; the responsibilities of the governing elite for sanitation; and judgments about the lifestyles of different members of the community. Hygiene from this perspective was not only about cleanliness, but also about behaviour, hierarchy, and property. The study draws together a wide range of source materials (including images, medical notebooks and objects, human remains, the corporation's archives, and civic ritual and drama), considering both high and low culture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Public Health -- history
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Government policy
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Public health
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Norwich (England) -- Health aspects
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Norwich (England) -- Environmental aspects
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Norwich (England) -- Government policy
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Norwich (England) -- History -- To 1500
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England https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004739 |
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England -- Norwich
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781782044185 |
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1782044183 |
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1903153603 |
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9781903153604 |
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