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Autore |
Kassell Lauren |
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Medicine and magic in Elizabethan London [[electronic resource] ] : Simon Forman : astrologer, alchemist, and physician / / Lauren Kassell |
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Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-927905-5 |
1-281-34605-5 |
9786611346058 |
0-19-155744-7 |
0-19-151422-5 |
1-4294-7032-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford historical monographs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physicians - England |
Astrologers - England |
Alchemists - England |
Electronic books. |
London (England) Social life and customs 16th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Abbreviations and Conventions; List of Astrological Symbols; Chronology; Introduction; I. THE MAKING OF AN ASTROLOGER-PHYSICIAN; II. PLAGUE AND THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON; III. THE CASEBOOKS; IV. ALCHEMY, MAGIC, AND MEDICINE; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Manuscripts; General Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London. - ;Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. He stood |
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