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This book contains substantial new historical research on medicine in early modern Ireland. Its twelve chapters address a variety of subjects and situate them i

This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources in early modern medicine. It provides an a

Juxtaposing and interlacing similarities and differences across and beyond the pre-modern Mediterranean world, Christian, Islamic and Jewish healing traditions,