OnapieceofA3paper,youneedtosplititinhalf,onehalfforTreatments,onehalfforpreventions.

RenaissanceTreatments RenaissancePreventions

Aswegothroughthislesson,you’regoingtohearfromsomeRenaissancecharacterswhowilltellyouabouttreatmentsandpreventions,yourjobistonotetheirideasdownwithpicturesfortheilliteratepeopleofthetime!Eg…

Idea 1: Transference –you could transfer your illness onto a vegetable

TreatmentsImportanttonotebeforelookingintoRenaissance

Treatments…

Westillbelievethatanimbalanceinourhumourscausesillness,soour

treatmentsstillfocusonrebalancingthem!Disappointingwe

know!...

TreatmentsIdea1:Transference

Onecansimplytransferyourillnessordiseasefromyou,to

somethingelse!

Simple!Youmightrubanoniononyourwartsandyourwartswilltransfertotheonion!

Howmightthiswork?

ChangeorContinuity?

TreatmentsIdea2:HerbalRemedies

Werelyheavilyonherbalremedies,they’veworkedforyears!Wedohavethisnewidea

thoughinvolvingcoloursoftheherbs.

Whatdoyouthinkthisideais?Obvious,ifyoursymptomisred,like

smallpox,we’lltreatyouwitharedcure,likedrinkingredwine,eatingredfoodsandwearingredclothes!Ifyoursymptomis

yellow,likejaundice,thenayellowherbsuchasradishorsaffron.

ChangeorContinuity?

TreatmentsIdea2:HerbalRemedies

WhileI’mhere,youshouldprobablyknowthatwedohavealoadofnewherbsthattheMiddleAgesdidn’thavebecauseofour

explorationoftheNewWorld!

WhatistheNewWorld?Thesenewherbsareopeningawholeloadofnewopportunities.WenowhavesarsparillatotreattheGreatPox(Syphilis),IpecacfortreatingDysentery,CinchonabarkfromPerutotreatMalaria,afavouriteofSydenham!

ChangeorContinuity?

Othernewarrivals:Tea,coffee,nutmeg,cinnamonandtobacco

TreatmentsIdea3:ChemicalCures

Medicalchemistryisalltheragethesedays,scientistsareworkingonchemical

treatmentsinsteadofbleedingandherbs!Weusealotofmercuryandantimonythese

days,asitpromotessweating!

Whyissweatingsoimportant?Simple!Itcoolsthebodydown!Sameideaas

purgingreally,wethinkitremovestheillness!Alotofantimonycanleadto

vomiting.Pleasedon’tthinkwegivethesepoisonspure,theyarecompounds,safer!

ChangeorContinuity?

TreatmentsIdea3:ChemicalCures

Syphilis(GreatPox)

Preventions

Clearly,preventingdiseaseinthefirstplaceisstillthebestwayforward!Ifyoudon’twanttodie,

don’tgetsick,simple!

ChangeorContinuity?

PreventionsIdea1:Moderation

Remainmoderateinallthatyoudo,avoiddraughts,exhaustion,richandfattyfoods,toomuchstrongalcohol,ohanddon’tbe

lazy!

Also,ifyou'rebornsmallandweak,you’llprobablygetill

laterinlife!ChangeorContinuity?

Whatcouldapersongettohelpwiththis?

RegimenSanitatis

PreventionsIdea2:Cleanliness

Yourhomeandbodyshouldbecleanandfreefrombadsmells,youknowthedrill!

CleanlinessisnexttoGodliness!

Although,we’renotusingthepublicbathssomuchthesedayssincesyphilis

arrived!

ChangeorContinuity?

Wasitthebathsthatspreadsyphilisorthefactthebathhousesbecamebrothels?

PreventionsIdea2:Cleanliness

Homeownersarenowfinedfornotcleaningthestreets

outsidetheirhomes.

Projectsaresetuptodrainswampsandbogs.

Minorcriminalswillbesetthetaskofremovingsewageandpickinguprubbishfromthestreetsasapunishment

ChangeorContinuity?

Whataretheseideasdealingwith?

PreventionsIdea3:Avoidance

Ifyoucan,thebestwaytopreventsicknessistomoveawayfromaninfectedarea!

Avoidcertainweatherconditionstoo!Scientistshavecomeupwiththesenewthermometersandbarometers,theyare

checkingtoseeifthereisalinkbetweenweatherand

outbreaks

ChangeorContinuity?

Change&ContinuitySummary:

UseyourStructureStriptohelpyou

WhatoptionwerethereforcareintheRenaissance?

YouhaveasheetthathasalloftheinformationforcareintheRenaissanceperiod.

Youneedtoreadthroughthissheetdecidingiftheseshowchangeorcontinuity

Change Continuity

MedicalCare

Apothecary

• MixingherbsandremediesWhatnewherbsmighttheRenaissanceapothecarynowhavetomix?

• Apothecarieshadanapprenticewhowouldlearnfromthemasterandonedayopenhisownapothecary

• Neededalicencetopracticetheirtrade

• Medicalchemistrymeanttheapothecaryneededbettertraining

• Providedservicesforthepoor

BarberSurgeon

• Carryoutsimplesurgery• Educationandpractiseincreasedduetowarsbeingfoughtwithnewweapons,leadingtonewwounds

• Apprenticeshipsavailabletolearnfromthemaster

• Licenceneededtopracticetheirtrade• Providedservicesforthepoor

Physician

“I’dratherhavetheadviceortakemedicinefromanexperiencedoldwoman,whohadbeenatmanysickpeople’sbedsides,thanfromthemostlearnedbutunexperiencedphysician”ThomasHobbesc.late1600s Whatcanyouinferfromthis?

• Trainedatuniversities• Somenewideas,butslowtotakeeffect• AnatomyandMedicalChemistrylearnt• MostlecturesfrombooksandinLatin• Physiciansinspiredbynewfindingsandideas– Vesalius&

Harvey

• Littlehandsontraining,difficulttogetfreshcorpses• BetteraccesstoMedicaltextbooksandcheaper– PrintingPress

• Manyoutofwork(duetoprotestantchurchesbeingplain)artistscoulddrawforthetestbooks

Hospitals

• Recordsshowpatientswithwoundsandcurablediseaseswereadmittedanddischarged– suggestingtheygotbetter

• Agooddietprovided

• Avisitfromaphysiciantwiceadayobservingandprescribingtreatment

• Medicationgiven– manyhospitalshadtheirownapothecaryorpharmacy

• HenryVIII’sdissolutionofthemonasteriesdramaticallychangedavailabilityofhospitalcareinEngland– Why?• Medievalhospitalswereattachedtothemonasteriesandranbymonksand

nuns• St.Bartholomew'sinLondononlysurvivedbecauseHenryVIIIfundedit

himself• Smallcharityhospitalssetupbutittooktimetogetasmanyasbefore

PestHousesWhatisapesthouse?

• SpecialisedinaparticulardiseasePlaguehousesandPoxhouses

• VersionsofthesehadbeenaroundinMiddleAgescalledLazarhousesforleprosy

• Providedbecauseagrowingunderstandingthatdiseasecouldbespreadfrompersontoperson,justnothow!

• Alternativefromhospitalsthatdidnotadmitcontagiousdiseases

PestHouses

St.PaulsCathedral

convertedintoaPestHouseduringthe

GreatPlague1665,aswellasmanyotheroutbreaksin

London

CommunityCare

• Mostcaredforathome

• Plentyofpeopleintheclosecommunitiestoofferadviceandmixremedies

• Womenplayedamajorroleincaring

• Poorwomenmadeupsimpleremediestopurge,andwereverypopular,probablybecausetheywerecheaper

• Poorwomenworkedinthebigcitiestosupporttheirfamilies.Theywereoftenprosecutedfornothavingalicence