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UNINA9910823237903321 |
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Autore |
Wear A (Andrew), <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Knowledge and practice in early modern English medicine, 1550-1680 / / Andrew Wear |
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New York, : Cambridge University Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-11279-6 |
1-280-15194-3 |
9786610151943 |
0-511-11629-2 |
0-511-15375-9 |
0-511-32805-2 |
0-511-61276-1 |
0-511-05326-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 496 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medicine - England - History - 17th century |
Medicine - England - History - 16th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Setting the scene; CHAPTER 2 Remedies; CHAPTER 3 Diseases; CHAPTER 4 Preventive medicine: healthy lifestyles and healthy environments; CHAPTER 5 Surgery: the hand work of medicine; CHAPTER 6 Plague and medical knowledge; CHAPTER 7 The prevention and cure of the plague; CHAPTER 8 Conflict and revolution in medicine - the Helmontians; CHAPTER 9 The failure of the Helmontian revolution in practical medicine; CHAPTER 10 Changes and continuities; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a major synthesis of the knowledge and practice of early modern English medicine in its social and cultural contexts. The book vividly maps out some central areas: remedies (and how they were made credible), notions of disease, advice on preventive medicine and on healthy living, and how surgeons worked upon the body and their |
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