Animals and medicine in 18th century Catalonia: a plural medical practice

Authors

  • Alfons Zarzoso Conservador del Museu d’Història de la Medicina de Catalunya, Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2007.v59.i1.219

Keywords:

Medicine, Veterinary, menescal, old regime, Catalonia, Spain, 18th-century

Abstract


This article proposes a framework in order to understand the animal medical world in 18th century Catalonia. By focusing in that historical context, we try to reveal the Bourbon policy on the matter of animal health. Through an anthropological lens we can observe a real complex and plural world of medical resources available to those individual interested in the health of animals.

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Published

2007-06-30

How to Cite

Zarzoso, A. (2007). Animals and medicine in 18th century Catalonia: a plural medical practice. Asclepio, 59(1), 101–130. https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2007.v59.i1.219

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Studies