Medicine, marriage and masculinity in early modern England: John Robartes and the library at Lanhydrock House 1630–85.
This article explores the everyday medical activities and concerns of one man, Lord Robartes. It draws upon the extensive marginalia surviving in Lord Robartes' library to cast light upon his understanding of medicine, the body and his attempts to treat the various ailments of his family: first in a...
| Publicado en: | Historical Research Vol. 98; no. 281; pp. 333 - 350 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2025
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