The notorious astrological physician of London : works and days of Simon Forman /

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Quack, conjurer, sex fiend, murderer--Simon Forman has been called all these things, and worse, ever since he was implicated (two years after his death) in the Overbury poisoning scandal that rocked the court of King James. But as Barbara Traister shows in this fascinating book, Forman's own un...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Traister, Barbara Howard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Forman, Simon, > 1552-1611.
Forman, Simon, > 1552-1611
Forman, Simon.
1600-1699
Physicians > England > Biography.
Medicine > History > 17th century.
Medicine > History.
Physicians.
History, 17th Century
History of Medicine
Physicians
History, 16th Century
Médecine > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire.
Médecins.
Médecine > Histoire > 16e siècle.
history of medicine.
physicians.
MEDICAL > Physicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
Medicine.
Medizin
Medische astrologie.
England
England.
History.
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Quack, conjurer, sex fiend, murderer--Simon Forman has been called all these things, and worse, ever since he was implicated (two years after his death) in the Overbury poisoning scandal that rocked the court of King James. But as Barbara Traister shows in this fascinating book, Forman's own unpublished manuscripts--considered here in their entirety for the first time--paint a quite different picture of the works and days of this notorious astrological physician of London.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 250 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-241) and index.
ISBN:9780226811420
0226811425

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