{"product_id":"english-almanacs-astrology-and-popular-medicine-15501700-9780719069291","title":"English almanacs astrology and popular medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume will help to fill a gap in the current understanding of sixteenth and seventeenth century popular medicine.  As the most widely produced and distributed form of printed material in early modern England, almanacs had an immense power to propagate and reinforce traditional, orthodox ideas about medical care throughout England. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Setting the scene\u003cbr\u003e1.  The medical marketplace, print culture and popular medicine \u003cbr\u003e2. The genre of almanacs\u003cbr\u003e3. 'Students of Astrology and Physick': the authors\u003cbr\u003e4. 'Courteous Readers': the target audience\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Structures of practice and knowledge\u003cbr\u003e5.Astrology and almanacs\u003cbr\u003e6. Astrological 'physick' and almanacs\u003cbr\u003e6. 'To keep out disease': preventative medicine\u003cbr\u003e7. 'A putting to and a taking away': remedial medicine\u003cbr\u003e8. Nostrums for Sale: advertising and almanacs\u003cbr\u003e9. 'The Care of the Brute Beast': astrological medicine for animals\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037300130135,"sku":"9780719069291","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719069291.jpg?v=1750935232","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/english-almanacs-astrology-and-popular-medicine-15501700-9780719069291","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}