Even though it did not have a university, the history of medicine in the imperial town of Augsburg is important. Alongside renowned Augsburg doctors and apothecaries, attention must be paid to the role played by dissemination in print. This volume provides a systematic overview of the history of medicine in Augsburg from the Middle Ages to modern times, considering local actors’ European networks, which had largely been overlooked until now.

Even though it did not have a university, the history of medicine in the imperial town of Augsburg is important. Alongside renowned Augsburg doctors and apothecaries, attention must be paid to the role played by dissemination in print. This volume provides a systematic overview of the history of medicine in Augsburg from the Middle Ages to modern times, considering local actors’ European networks, which had largely been overlooked until now.