Forty Days: Quarantine and the Traveller, c. 1700 - c. 1900

By John Booker

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032050357
• ISBN13: 9781032050355
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"