{"product_id":"medicine-and-magic-in-elizabethan-london","title":"Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. He stood apart from the medical elite because he was not formally educated and because he represented, and boldly asserted, medical ideas that were antithetical to those held by most learned physicians. He survived the plague, was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions, distilled strong waters made from beer, herbs, and sometimes chemical ingredients, pursued the\n\u003cbr\u003ephilosopher's stone in experiments and ancient texts, and when he was fortunate spoke with angels. He wrote compulsively, documenting his life and protesting his expertise in thousands of pages of notes\n\u003cbr\u003eand treatises. This highly readable book provides the first full account of Forman's papers, makes sense of his notorious reputation, and vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43968551223534,"sku":"9780199215270","price":105.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780199215270.jpg?v=1747293986","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/medicine-and-magic-in-elizabethan-london","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}