'Bergsucht' and Miner’s Chest: Health and Illness in Mining Communities

Sarah Seinitzer

'Bergsucht' and Miner’s Chest: Health and Illness in Mining Communities

Sarah Seinitzer

Institut für Geschichte

Veröffentlichungen: Elektronische/multimediale Veröffentlichung › Webpublikation

Abstract

How were miners in the early modern period affected by their work? This article examines the distinctive medical environment of mining communities, their specialized terminology, and the practical systems of healthcare and prevention that emerged around the risks posed by mining.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Verlag	Forma Fluens: Histories of the Microcosm, Blog by the CSMBR (Centre for the Study of Medicine and the Body in the Renaissance)
Medium	Online
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 2 Dez. 2025

ÖFOS 2012

305903 Geschichte der Medizin
601006 Frühgeschichte

Andere Dateien und Links

https://csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/blog/forma-fluens/health-and-illness-in-mining-communities/

1 Laufend

SCARCE: Sustained Concerns: Administration of Mineral Resources in Central Europe, 1550-1850 (SCARCE)
Felten, S. (Projektleiter*in), Sabel, C. (Wissenschaftliche*r Projektmitarbeiter*in), Seinitzer, S. (Wissenschaftliche*r Projektmitarbeiter*in), Leitner, S. (Wissenschaftliche*r Projektmitarbeiter*in), Surlina, D. (Projektmitarbeiter*in) & Müller, L. (Projektmitarbeiter*in)
1/11/23 → 31/10/28
Projekt: Forschungsförderung

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'Bergsucht' and Miner’s Chest: Health and Illness in Mining Communities

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ÖFOS 2012

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SCARCE: Sustained Concerns: Administration of Mineral Resources in Central Europe, 1550-1850 (SCARCE)

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