Health and architecture the history of spaces of healing and care in the pre-modern era / edited by Mohammad Gharipour.
| Other author | Gharipour, Mohammad. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Abstract | "The history of healthcare facilities is long and varied, yet what little writing there is on the subject tends toward a Eurocentric view and often focusses on modern hospitals. Health and Architecture offers a uniquely global overview of the healthcare facility in the pre-modern era, engaging in a cross-cultural analysis of the architectural response to medical developments and the formation of specialized hospitals as an independent building typology. Whether constructed as part of Chinese palaces in the 15th century or the religious complexes in 16th century Ottoman Istanbul, the healthcare facility throughout history is a built environment intended to promote healing and caring. The essays in this volume address how the relationships between architectural forms associated with healthcare and other buildings in the pre-modern era, such as bathhouses, almshouses, schools and places of worship, reflect changing attitudes towards healing. They explore the impact of medical advances on the design of hospitals across various times and geographies, and examine the historic construction processes and the stylistic connections between hospitals and other building types. Deploying new methodological, interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to the analysis of healthcare facilities, Health and Architecture demonstrates how the spaces of healthcare themselves offer some of the most potent and functional articulations of therapy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Health and architecture London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021. 9781350217379 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020046859 |
| ISBN | 9781350217409 |
| ISBN | 9781350217386 (pPDF) |
| ISBN | 9781350217393 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |