English almanacs, astrology, and popular medicine : 1550-1700 /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester, UK ; New York : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. I. Setting the scene
- 1. Medical marketplace, popular medicine and print culture
- 2. Genre of almanacs
- 3. 'Students of astrology and physick': the authors
- 4. 'Courteous Readers': the target audience
- pt. II. Structures of practice and knowledge
- 5. Astrology and popular culture
- 6. Astrology and physick
- 7. 'To keep out disease': preventative medicine
- 8. 'A putting to and a taking away': non-commercial remedial medicine
- 9. Nostrums for sale: advertising and almanacs
- 10. 'The care of the brute beast': almanacs and medicine for animals
- pt. III. Conclusion
- Bibliography of surviving almanacs 1550-1700.