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A medieval guide to practical magic
With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
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The 200-year search for normal people
Sarah Chaney poses the question we’ve likely all asked at some point in our lives: 'Am I normal?’, and explores whether normality even exists.
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Physicall rarities : containing the most choice receipts of physick, and chyrurgerie, for the cure of all diseases incident to mans body. Being a rich jewell kept in the cabinet of a famous doctor in this nation; stored with admirable secrets and approved medicines. The third edition corrected and much inlarged. Published by Ralph Williams, practitioner in physick and chyrurgerie. Hereunto is annexed the physicall mathematicks of Hermes Trismegistus.
Williams, RalphDate: 1657- Books
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The London practice of physick : being the practical part of physick contain'd in the vvorks of the famous Dr. Willis; wherein are his definitions, descriptions, and methods of curing diseases, with all his receipts. To which is now added his plain and easie method for the preventing and curing of the plague, published by Mr. Flemings, anamuensis and apothecary to the doctor. With the allowance of the College of Physicians.
Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675Date: M DC XCII. [1692]- Books
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Choice and experimented receipts in physick and chirurgery : as also cordial and distilled waters and spirits, perfumes, and other curiosities. Collected by the Honourable and truly Learned Sir Kenelm Digby Kt. Chancellour to her Majesty the Queen Mother. Translated out of several languages by G.H.
Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665Date: 1668- Books
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Physick for families. Or, The new, safe and powerful way of physick, upon constant proof established : enabling every one, at sea or land, by the medicines herein mentioned, to cure themselves, their friends and relations, in all distempers and diseases. Without any the trouble, hazzard, pain or danger of purgers, vomiters, bleedings, issues, glisters, blisters, opium, antimony and quicksilver, so full of perplexity in sickness. By William Walwyn physitian.
Walwyn, William, 1600-1681Date: 1696- Books
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Choice and experimented receipts in physick and chirurgery : as also cordial and distilled waters and spirits, perfumes, and other curiosities. Collected by the Honourable and truly learned Sir Kenelm Digby Kt. Chancellour to her Majesty the Queen Mother. Translated out of several languages by G.H.
Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665Date: 1668