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The Care of Brute Beasts

by: Curth, Louise Hill

The Care of Brute Beasts

by: Curth, Louise Hill

ISBN 13:
9789004179950
ISBN 10:
900417995X
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 12/31/2009
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

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This book is about medical beliefs and practices for animals in early modern England. Although there are numerous texts on the subject of human health, this is the first and only text to focus exclusively on animals during this period.

Acknowledgements	p. ix
List of Illustrations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Setting the Scene
Animals in Early Modern Society and Culture	p. 13
The Principles behind Health and Illness	p. 32
Structures Of Knowledge
The Medical Marketplace for Animals	p. 53
The Print Culture and Veterinary Medicine	p. 70
Structures Of Practice
'To Keep out Disease': Preventative Medicine	p. 99
Remedial Medicine	p. 118
Epilogue: Veterinary Medicine in the Eighteenth-Century	p. 142
Bibliography	p. 163
Index	p. 175
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The Care of Brute Beasts

The Care of Brute Beasts

9789004179950

900417995X

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