Esculape et les naïadesAux sources du thermalisme de santé en France (1530-1680)
Publication type: Book
Author:Coste (Joël)
Abstract: Cropping up at various periods throughout history, balneology still leaves us with many questions. This work studies the development of medicinal balneology in early modern France and considers the uses, scientific underpinning, as well as the social and aesthetic implications of “taking the waters.”