Mad Tuscans and their families : a history of mental disorder in early modern Italy / Elizabeth W. Mellyn.

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014], ©2014.

290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1st ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the tales madness tells -- Incapacity, guardianship, and the Tuscan family -- "Madness is punishment enough": the insanity defense -- Spending without measure: madness, money, and the marketplace -- From madness to sickness -- The curious case of forensic medicine: the dog that didn't bark in the night -- Conclusion.