03179nam 2200733Ia 450 991077781370332120240102112701.01-383-04240-30-19-927905-51-281-34605-597866113460580-19-155744-70-19-151422-51-4294-7032-1(CKB)1000000000473534(EBL)422911(SSID)ssj0001662440(PQKBManifestationID)16447092(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001662440(PQKBWorkID)14994754(PQKB)10311337(SSID)ssj0000200636(PQKBManifestationID)11179025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200636(PQKBWorkID)10221533(PQKB)11687439(Au-PeEL)EBL422911(CaPaEBR)ebr10254431(CaONFJC)MIL134605(OCoLC)252697504(MiAaPQ)EBC422911(EXLCZ)99100000000047353420061011d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||uutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMedicine and magic in Elizabethan London Simon Forman - astrologer, alchemist, and physician /Lauren KassellOxford :Oxford University Press,2007.1 online resource (300 pages)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 centuryPhysiciansAstrologersAlchemists942.10550092Kassell Lauren1501115MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777813703321Medicine and magic in Elizabethan London3728167UNINA