Jean Pidoux, Des fontaines de Pougues en Nivernais… (1584)

The use of curative baths, known in Europe since the Middle Ages, especially in Italy, increased in France after the mid-16th century, but texts extolling the virtues of local springs were still rare, hence the importance of Jean Pidoux’s (1550?-1610) treatise on the therapeutic fountains of Pougues...

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Published in:	Histoire, Médecine et Santé
Main Author:	Francesca Canadé Sautman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Presses universitaires du Midi 2023-12-01
Subjects:	16th century shower cold water therapeutic fountains Jean Pidoux doctor
Online Access:	http://journals.openedition.org/hms/7534