Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London : Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Oxford Historical Monographs
ISBN-10
0199215278
ISBN-13
9780199215270
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2007
Print length
300 Pages
Weight
428 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 15.50 x 1.70 cms
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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.
Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London''s most infamous astrologers. He stood apart from the medical elite because he was not formally educated and because he represented, and boldly asserted, medical ideas that were antithetical to those held by most learned physicians. He survived the plague, was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions, distilled strong waters made from beer, herbs, and sometimes chemical ingredients, pursued the philosopher''s stone in experiments and ancient texts, and when he was fortunate spoke with angels. He wrote compulsively, documenting his life and protesting his expertise in thousands of pages of notes and treatises. This highly readable book provides the first full account of Forman''s papers, makes sense of his notorious reputation, and vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.
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