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More Than TalesBBC

By Owen Gunnell (The Open University)

01 March 2006

The society Chaucer wrote about is changed beyond recognition, yet ordinary English men and women emerge with greater vitality in his brilliant narratives than in...  Read more : More Than Tales

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Prostitution in Renaissance VeniceUsed with permission

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

The Venetian authorities became concerned that it was impossible to distinguish between courtesans and respectable women. Rules drawn up in 1543 determined what the courtesans...  Read more : Prostitution in Renaissance Venice

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Health Care Options in Renaissance FlorenceUsed with permission

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

For the Rennaissance Italian patient here was a vast array of health care options because the practice of medicine was not seen as an exclusively...  Read more : Health Care Options in Renaissance Florence

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Medicine in 14th Century VeniceUsed with permission

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

Treatments were made from a variety of ingredients, both herbal and mineral. John Henderson has found evidence that treatment of the soul was as important...  Read more : Medicine in 14th Century Venice

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The Italian Patient - Santa Maria NuovaUsed with permission

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

The poor received free treatment at hospitals, six senior doctors were employed and food and wine were served to patients - 14th Century Florence could...  Read more : The Italian Patient - Santa Maria Nuova

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Medical knowledge and beliefs in Renaissance ItalyUsed with permission

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

Although medical services were widely provided, they relied on a second century view of how the body worked.  Read more : Medical knowledge and beliefs in Renaissance Italy

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