Medical authority and Englishwomen's herbal texts: 1550 - 1650

"This manlike worke of herbes" : gender and the English herbal -- Inscriptions in herbal texts and the location of medical authority -- Gentlewomen's herbal readings and the absent-present physicians -- Isabella Whitney's herbs : print medical texts and London satire

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laroche, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Farnham, Surrey Burlington, VT Ashgate c2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:[Rezension von: Laroche, Rebecca, Medical Authority and Englishwomen's Herbal Texts, 1550—1650] (2011) (Botelho, Lynn)
Series/Journal:Literary and scientific cultures of early modernity
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Great Britain / Prose / Writer / Medicinal plant (Motif) / Herbal medicine (Medizin, Motiv) / History 1550-1650
B Great Britain / Writer / Kräuterfrau / Herbal medicine (Medicine) / Gender-specific role / History 1550-1650
B Great Britain / Woman / Medicine / Medicinal plant / Herbal book / Technical literature / History 1550-1650
B Great Britain / Prose / Writer / Medicinal plant (Motif) / History 1550-1650
B Great Britain / Prose / Writer / Herbal medicine (Medizin, Motiv) / History 1550-1650
B Great Britain / Writer / Kräuterfrau / Gender-specific role / History 1550-1650
Further subjects:B Women in medicine Great Britain History 16th century
B English prose literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism
B Botany, Medical (Great Britain) History 17th century
B English prose literature Women authors History and criticism
B Women in medicine (Great Britain) History 17th century
B Botany, Medical Great Britain History 16th century
B Herbals (Great Britain) History
B Literature and medicine Great Britain History 17th century
B Botany, Medical Great Britain History 17th century
B Women in medicine (Great Britain) History 16th century
B Literature and medicine Great Britain History 16th century
B English prose literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism
B Herbals Great Britain History
B English prose literature Women authors History and criticism
B Literature and medicine (Great Britain) History 16th century
B Botany, Medical (Great Britain) History 16th century
B Women in medicine Great Britain History 17th century
B Literature and medicine (Great Britain) History 17th century
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Summary:"This manlike worke of herbes" : gender and the English herbal -- Inscriptions in herbal texts and the location of medical authority -- Gentlewomen's herbal readings and the absent-present physicians -- Isabella Whitney's herbs : print medical texts and London satire
Item Description:Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - "This manlike worke of herbes" : gender and the English herbal -- Inscriptions in herbal texts and the location of medical authority -- Gentlewomen's herbal readings and the absent-present physicians -- Isabella Whitney's herbs : print medical texts and London satire
ISBN:0754666786