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

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Curth, Louise Hill.
Series:
History of science and medicine library ; v. 41.
History of science and medicine library, 1872-0684 ; volume 41
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Horses--Diseases--Treatment--England--History.
Horses.
Veterinary medicine--England--History.
Veterinary medicine.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (286 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse
Plain and easy way to remedy a horse
Place of Publication:
Leiden : Brill, 2013.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
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.
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
90-04-25770-5
OCLC:
857711529
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004257702 DOI

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