The State Drug. Theriac, Pharmacy, and Politics in Early Modern Italy, Hardback/Barbara Di Gennaro Splendore

In Renaissance Italy, the Galenic “wonder drug” theriac became a vehicle for political, pharmaceutical, and commercial power. The State Drug shows how regimes and medical authorities secured support by promoting and regulating theriac. In turn, it sheds new light on the relationship between medicine and authority in early modern Europe. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Barbara Di Gennaro Splendore Illustration(s): 25 photos Number of pages: 352 Collection: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 243 x 167 x 33 Cover type: Hardback