The Care of Brute Beasts ：A Social and Cultural Study of Veterinary Medicine in Early Modern England ( 1 )

Publication subTitle ：A Social and Cultural Study of Veterinary Medicine in Early Modern England

Publication series ：1

Author： Curth   Louise Hill  

Publisher： Brill‎

Publication year： 2009

E-ISBN: 9789047444251

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004179950

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789004179950

Subject： K5 European History

Language： ENG

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Description

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.

Chapter

The Care of Brute Beasts

pp.：  3 – 3

Copyright

pp.：  4 – 6

Contents

pp.：  7 – 8

Acknowledgements

pp.：  9 – 10

List of Illustrations

pp.：  11 – 12

Introduction

pp.：  13 – 22

Part One: Setting the Scene

pp.：  23 – 62

Chapter One: Animals in Early Modern Society and Culture

pp.：  25 – 43

Chapter Two: The Principles behind Health and Illness

pp.：  44 – 62

Part Two: Structures of Knowledge

pp.：  63 – 108

Chapter Three: The Medical Marketplace for Animals

pp.：  65 – 81

Chapter Four: The Print Culture and Veterinary Medicine

pp.：  82 – 108

Part Three: Structures of Practice

pp.：  109 – 153

Chapter Five: ‘To Keep Out Disease’: Preventative Medicine

pp.：  111 – 129

Chapter Six: Remedial Medicine

pp.：  130 – 153

Epilogue: Veterinary Medicine in the Eighteenth Century

pp.：  154 – 174

Bibliography

pp.：  175 – 186

Index

pp.：  187 – 190

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