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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777813703321

Autore

Kassell Lauren

Titolo

Medicine and magic in Elizabethan London : Simon Forman - astrologer, alchemist, and physician / / Lauren Kassell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007

ISBN

1-383-04240-3

0-19-927905-5

1-281-34605-5

9786611346058

0-19-155744-7

0-19-151422-5

1-4294-7032-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages)

Collana

Oxford historical monographs

Disciplina

942.10550092

Soggetti

Physicians - England

Astrologers - England

Alchemists - England

London (England) Social life and customs 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

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



apart from the medical elite because he was not formally educated and because he represented, and boldly asserted, medical ideas.