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Author Vlček, Emanuel, author.

Title Physical and personality traits of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia : a medical-anthropological investigation / Emanuel Vlček ; translated by Christopher Colton and Ludmila Bébarová.

Publication Info. Praha : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2016.

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
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Contents Cover; Contents; Preface; Physical and personality traits of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia -- A medical-anthropological investigation; Demographic data ; Hereditary signs on the skeleton; The appearance of Charles IV; Blood group serology tests; Embalming of the body of Charles IV; Information provided by the skeletal remains of Charles IV; The skull ; Reconstruction of the emperor's appearance; The build of Charles IV; State of health of Charles IV; First serious disease of Charles IV in 1350; second serious disease of Charles IV in€1371.
Chronic gout of emperor Charles IVEye disease ; Injuries to the skeleton of Charles IV; Fractures of the maxillofacial skeleton; Spinal injuries ; Incised wounds on the face ; Blunt injuries to the skull and facial skeleton ; Injuries to long bones of limbs; The cause of death of Charles IV; Conclusion; Appendix 1 / Research update; Appendix 2 / Composition of expert panel; Emanuel Vlček -- the Emperor's anthropologist; Acknowledgements.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language In English.
Subject Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378 -- Health.
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378.
Health.
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Czech Republic.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Czech Republic.
Physical anthropology -- Research -- Czechoslovakia.
Physical anthropology -- Research.
Czechoslovakia.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Colton, Christopher L., translator.
Bébarová, Ludmila, translator.
Other Form: Print version: Vlček, Emanuel. Physical and personality traits of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. First edition. Praha : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2016 9788024633770 (OCoLC)978661400
ISBN 8024634090 (electronic book)
9788024634098 (electronic book)