Knowledge and practice in early modern English medicine, 1550-1680 / Andrew Wear.

The surgeon, the midwife, the quack : how to stay alive in Renaissance England / Alanna Skuse.

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Works from the collections

Knowledge and practice in early modern English medicine, 1550-1680 / Andrew Wear.

The surgeon, the midwife, the quack : how to stay alive in Renaissance England / Alanna Skuse.