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

• Autore: Kassell Lauren
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 pages)
• Disciplina: 942.10550092
• Soggetto topico: Physicians - England; Astrologers - England; Alchemists - England
• Soggetto geografico: London (England) Social life and customs 16th century
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Medicine and magic in Elizabethan London
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827703903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford historical monographs.