Eleonora had TB of the lungs. Contemporary commentators (Cellini, for instance) talked and wrote about how she coughed and brought up blood. And she was notoriously stubborn about accepting medical treatments. OTOH, She daily drank a quart of mineral water from a thermal spring to help her. Not that there was much they could do at the time...
Monica -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:33 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] iron corset TB is not just a lung disease; you can get tuberculosis of the spine. Fran monica spence wrote: > Eleonora di Toledo used these (probably) in the early yaers of her infection > with TB (Circa 1550). She insisted on being out in public with her husband > Duke Cosimo I de Medici and she wore these under her gowns so her posture > would stay erect. It is possible that she was worried bad posture might set > off a coughing fit-- perhaps she did not wish to appear ill or weak. > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
