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Forty Days

Forty Days

John Booker

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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Historia
ISBN:
9781032050355
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This book provides a timely reminder that no traveller in past centuries could return from the East without spending up to forty days in a ’lazaretto’ to ensure that no symptoms of plague were developing. It will appeal to all those interested in the history of medicine and the history of travel.

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