Secrets and Knowledge in Medicine and Science, 1500–1800 by Alisha Rankin,Elaine Leong

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By Alisha Rankin,Elaine Leong

secrets and techniques performed a important function in modifications in scientific and medical wisdom in early glossy Europe. As a brand new fascination with novelty started to take carry from the overdue 15th century, Europeans thirsted for formerly unknown information about the flora and fauna: new vegetation, animals, and different items from nature, new recipes for clinical and alchemical approaches, new wisdom concerning the human physique, and new proof concerning the method nature labored. those 'secrets' turned renowned goods of trade and alternate, because the quest for brand new and unique bits of data met the colourful early smooth market. even if disclosed extensively in print or stored extra circumspect in manuscripts, secrets and techniques helped force an increasing curiosity in buying wisdom all through early smooth Europe. Bringing jointly overseas students, this quantity offers a pan-European and interdisciplinary evaluate at the subject. each one essay bargains major new interpretations of the position performed by way of secrets and techniques of their quarter of specialization. Chapters tackle key subject matters in early smooth heritage and the heritage of drugs, technological know-how and expertise together with: the ownership, stream and trade of mystery wisdom throughout Europe; alchemical secrets and techniques and laboratory methods; patronage and the upper-class marketplace for secrets and techniques; scientific secrets and techniques and the rising marketplace for proprietary medicinal drugs; secrets and techniques and cosmetics; secrets and techniques and the physique and eventually gender and secrets.

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