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

Publication Data

• Title Medical authority and Englishwomen's herbal texts, 1550-1650
• Author Rebecca Laroche
• Publisher Ashgate
• Publication date 2009
• Publication location Farnham
• Language English

Contents

"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.

Topics

• English prose literature :: Women authors :: History and criticism
• English prose literature :: Early modern, 1500-1700 :: History and criticism
• Herbals :: Great Britain :: History
• Literature and medicine :: Great Britain :: History :: 16th century
• Literature and medicine :: Great Britain :: History :: 17th century
• Women in medicine :: Great Britain :: History :: 16th century
• Women in medicine :: Great Britain :: History :: 17th century
• Botany, Medical :: Great Britain :: History :: 16th century
• Botany, Medical :: Great Britain :: History :: 17th century

Medical authority and Englishwomen's herbal texts, 1550-1650 by Rebecca Laroche. ISBN 9780754666783. Published by Ashgate in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.