The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical AntiquityRosenbaum, Julius
History
The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity
Rosenbaum, Julius
Sexually transmitted diseases -- History
(_Ph. Gabr. Hensler_, “History of the Venereal Disease, which broke out
at the End of the XVth. Century.” First Volume. Altona 1783. pp. 335
and 134. 8vo. New Impression or new Title? 1794.)
The Work is divided into two Books. _First Book_: Notices of
contemporary Works on Venereal Disease, pp. 1-140. Section I., Works
before Leonicenus, pp. 5-26. Sect. II., Works from Leonicenus to
Almenar, pp. 27-68. Sec. III., Works of contemporary Writers directed
towards diminishing the Disease, pp. 69-140.—_Second Book_: Description
of the Disease. Sec. I., Local Affections. 1. Infection of the private
parts, pp. 144-150. 2. Scalding and Urine-Scalding before and at the
time of the Attack, pp. 151-168. 3. Discharge from the Penis in Men,
pp. 169-203. 4. Discharge in Women, pp. 204-217. 5. Foul Ulcer, pp.
228-244. 6. Abscesses of the groin, pp. 245-264. 7. Local Sequelae of
foul Discharge and Ulcer, pp. 265-275. (Swellings of the Testicles,
Ulcers of the Urethra, Scalding Urine, Sharp Urine, Ulcers and Fistulae
of the Perinaeum, Phimosis and Paraphimosis, Wasting of the Genitals).
8. Other Local Affections of the secret parts, pp. 277-302. (Eruptions,
Morbid Growths, Ulcers of the Anus, Piles). 9. Traces of the earlier
Taint in non-medical Writers, pp. 307-328.—Forming an Appendix, pp.
1-134, are excerpts from _Schellig_, _Wimpheling_, _Cumanus_, _Brant_,
_Grunpeck_, _Widmann_, _Steber_, _Pinctor_, _Grünbeck_, _Benedictus_,
different Historians of the XVth. and XVIth. Centuries, _St. Job_,
and _Christ. Columbus’_ “Epistola de insulis nuper in mari Indico
repertis,” (Letter on the Islands lately discovered in the Indian Sea).
8) _Ph. Gabr. Hensler_, über den westindischen Ursprung der Lustseuche.
Hamburg 1789. 92. 15 S. 8.
(_Ph. Gabr. Hensler_, “On the West-Indian Origin of the Venereal
Disease.” Hamburg 1789. pp. 92 and 15. 8vo.)
Also under the Title: “History of the Venereal Disease etc.” Second
Volume, Second Part. The First Part of this Vol., which was to
contain the Description of the Disease, never appeared. The Work is
particularly directed against _Girtanner_; and investigates. (2)
The exact Time of the appearance of the Disease in Italy. (3) The
eye-witnesses of the importation of Venereal Disease from Hispaniola
to Spain. (4) Eye-witnesses of the existence of Venereal Disease in
Hispaniola as its home. (5) Testimonies to the fact that Venereal
Disease was once endemic on the main-land of America. (6) Later
witnesses of the importation into Spain of the Venereal Disease
previously endemic in Hispaniola. The proofs are from (pp. 1-15):
_Oviedo_, _Welsch_, _Lopez de Gomara_, _Roman. Pane_, _Pedro de Cieça
de Leon_, _Augustin. de Zaratte_, _Hieron. Benzoni_.
9) _Phil. Gabr. Hensler_, Programma de Herpete seu Formica veterum
labis venereae non prorsus experte. Kilon. 1801. 64 S. 8.
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