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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790409503321

Autore

Curth Louise Hill

Titolo

'A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse' : equine medicine in early modern England / / by Louise Hill Curth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2013

ISBN

90-04-25770-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

History of science and medicine library, , 1872-0684 ; ; volume 41

Disciplina

636.1089

Soggetti

Horses - Diseases - Treatment - England - History

Veterinary medicine - England - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. The Evolution of English Hippiatric Medicine -- Ancient Equine Medicine -- Medieval Equine Medicine -- Early Modern Equine Medicine -- Part II. Structures of Practice -- Astrology and Astrological Medicine -- Health Regimens and Preventative Medicine -- Remedial and Surgical Medicine -- Part III. The Dissemination of Knowledge -- Oral and Manuscript Culture -- Print, Authors and Owners.

Sommario/riassunto

A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse' is the first complete text to focus exclusively on the health and illness of the most important animals in early modern England. It also follows on and further develops the subject of early modern veterinary medicine introduced by Louise Hill Curth in 'The Care of Brute Beasts: a social and cultural study of veterinary medicine in early modern England' . This book is divided into three sections which start by providing an overview of the evolution of English hippiatric medicine from ancient and medieval times into the early modern period. The second section moves on to the structures of practice which include the astrological principles between preventative, remedial and surgical medicine for horses, followed by an in-depth discussion of how such knowledge was disseminated through the oral, manuscript and print culture.