The codpiece: social fashion or medical need?
| Autor: | Reed, C. S. |
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| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine Journal; Dec2004, Vol. 34 Issue 12, p684-686, 3p, 1 Color Photograph |
| Abstrakt: | Focuses on the usage of the codpiece clothing by males in the higher classes of European society during the early years of the Renaissance. Representation of the codpiece in different parts of the continent; Utilization of the accessory to cover up the traces of syphilis that inflicted men during the time period; Evidences that support the possibility of syphilis playing a part in the medical use of the codpiece. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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