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The herbalist : Nicholas Culpeper and the fight for medical freedom / Benjamin Woolley.

Van Pelt Library RS164 .W649 2004
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Woolley, Benjamin, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
Culpeper, Nicholas.
Royal College of Physicians of London.
Medicine--History--17th century.
Medicine.
Pharmacists--England--Biography.
Pharmacists.
Herbalists--England--Biography.
Herbalists.
Herbal Medicine.
Herbal Medicine--history.
History, 17th Century.
Philosophy, Medical--history.
Phytotherapy--history.
England.
Medical Subjects:
Herbal Medicine.
Herbal Medicine--history.
History, 17th Century.
Philosophy, Medical--history.
Phytotherapy--history.
England.
Genre:
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Physical Description:
x, 402 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
London : HarperCollins, 2004.
Summary:
The story of Nicholas Culpeper - legendary rebel, radical, Puritan, and author of the great "Herbal". Working in the underground world of religious sects, secret printing presses and unlicensed apothecary shops, Culpeper challenged the authority of the College of Physicians at the time it was reaching the very pinnacle of its power - and in the process helped spark the revolution that toppled a monarchy. This is the story of a medical rebel who took on the authorities and paid the price.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-392) and index.
ISBN:
9780007126576
0007126573
0007126581
9780007126583
OCLC:
54768298

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