ARGONAUT BOOKS

How not to die in the Renaissance: the genius and horrors of early medicine and surgery.

Reviews

'A positive pharmacopoeia of physic from a bygone age... Eye-opening and perception changing, with just the right amount of gore, a must-read.' -Prof John Tregoning, author of Infectious

'Astonishing… Skuse's meticulously researched and deliciously detailed book brings a vivid cast of characters out of the shadows, and gives a proper place to the unsung pioneers.' -Victoria Shepherd, author of A History of Delusions