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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kassell, Lauren, author.

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford historical monographs

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forman, Simon, 1552-1611.

Forman, Simon.

Physicians--England--Biography.

Physicians.

Astrologers--England--Biography.

Astrologers.

Alchemists--England--Biography.

Alchemists.

London (England)--Social life and customs--16th century.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Simon Forman was one of London's most infamous astrologers. He was consulted thousands of times a year for medical & other questions but he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. This title recovers the world of medicine & magic in Elizabethan London.

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-258) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

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

OCLC:

252697504