Household Medicine in Seventeenth-Century England

Name: Household Medicine in Seventeenth-Century England
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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How did 17th-century families in England perceive their health care needs? What household resources were available for medical self-help? To what extent did households make up remedies based on medicinal recipes? Drawing on previously unpublished household papers ranging from recipes to accounts and letters, this original account shows how health and illness were managed on a day-to-day basis in a variety of 17th-century households. It reveals the extent of self-help used by families, explores their favourite remedies and analyses differences in approaches to medical matters. Anne Stobart illuminates cultures of health care amongst women and men, showing how 'kitchin physick' related to the business of medicine, which became increasingly commercial and professional in the 18th century.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 304
Release Date:: 2016-09-08
Publication Date:: 2016-09-08
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1472580354
ISBN13:: 9781472580351
Weight:: 622 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 21 cm

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