Medicine and magic in Elizabethan London : Simon Forman : astrologer, alchemist and physician / Lauren Kassell.
Pubblicazione:
Oxford : Clarendon press, 2005.
Descrizione fisica:
XVIII, 281 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Oxford historical monographs
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. List of tables. Abbreviations and conventions. List of astrological symbols. Chronology. Introduction. Pt. 1. The making of an astrologer physician: 1. Early life and learning 2. Astronomy, magic and the mathematical practitioners of London 3. How to write like a magus. Pt. 2. Plague and the College of physicians of London: 4. The college of physicians and irregular medicine in London (c. 1580-1640) 5. Plague and Paracelsianism. Pt. 3. The casebooks: 6. How to read the casebooks 7. Gender, authority and astrology. Pt. 4. Alchemy, magic and medicine: 8. Of cako, or the medicla use of antinomy 9. The food of angels 10. Magic and medicine. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index of manuscripts. General index
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