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

The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for scholars. The great discov

A concise and accessible introduction to health and healing in Europe from 1500 to 1800.

"The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for scholars. The great disco

Early Modern Ireland: New Sources, Methods, and Perspectives offers fresh approaches and case studies that push the field of early modern Ireland, and of Britis