Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London: Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician
By (author): "Lauren Kassell"
Publish Date:
January 1st 2005
ISBN0199279055
ISBN139780199279050
AsinMedicine and Magic in Elizabethan London: Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician
Original titleMedicine and Magic in Elizabethan London: Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician (Oxford Historical Monographs)
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.