03191nam 2200745Ia 450 991045162620332120200520144314.00-19-927905-51-281-34605-597866113460580-19-155744-70-19-151422-51-4294-7032-1(CKB)1000000000473534(EBL)422911(OCoLC)476260380(SSID)ssj0001662440(PQKBManifestationID)16447092(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001662440(PQKBWorkID)14994754(PQKB)10311337(SSID)ssj0000200636(PQKBManifestationID)11179025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200636(PQKBWorkID)10221533(PQKB)11687439(MiAaPQ)EBC422911(Au-PeEL)EBL422911(CaPaEBR)ebr10254431(CaONFJC)MIL134605(OCoLC)252697504(EXLCZ)99100000000047353420061011d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedicine and magic in Elizabethan London[electronic resource] Simon Forman : astrologer, alchemist, and physician /Lauren KassellOxford Clarendon Press20071 online resource (300 p.)Oxford historical monographsOriginally published: 2005.0-19-921527-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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; 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 Oxford historical monographs.PhysiciansEnglandBiographyAstrologersEnglandBiographyAlchemistsEnglandBiographyLondon (England)Social life and customs16th centuryElectronic books.PhysiciansAstrologersAlchemists942.10550092Kassell Lauren916613MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451626203321Medicine and magic in Elizabethan London2054886UNINA