| Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London: Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician Contributor(s): Kassell, Lauren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199279055 ISBN-13: 9780199279050 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Medical | History - Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.31 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London. |
