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disease, causes of

In the largely humoral model of medicine predominant in the early modern period, disease causation was very different to what it is today. There was no germ theory; the causes of ill-health were usually described in relation to an individual’s humoral balance, although a very small set of diseases, such as the so-called French pox and the plague were seen as contagious.


There are 121 books tagged with this term.
 
Last Name First Name Title Date
Frémont d’Ablancourt Nicolas The doctors physician: or, Dialogues concerning health· Translated out of the original French… 1685
Gadbury John London’s deliverance predicted: in a short discourse shewing the cause of plagues in general; and… 1665
Galen Galen’s Art of physick: wherein is laid down, 1. A description of bodies, healthful, unhealthful… 1671
Galen Certaine vvorkes of Galens, called Methodus medendi, with a briefe declaration of the worthie art… 1586
Galen Certaine workes of Galens called Methodus medendi, with a briefe declaration of The worthie art… 1567
Galen Galen’s method of physick: or, his great master-peece; being the very marrow and quintessence… 1656
Harris John The divine physician: prescribing rules for the prevention, and cure of most diseases, as well… 1676
Harris John The divine physician 1676
Harvey Gideon The art of curing diseases by expectation: with remarks on a supposed great case of… 1689
Harvey Gideon The art of curing diseases by expectation 1689
Haworth Samuel The true method of curing consumptions, wherein 1. The vulgar method is discovered to be… 1683
Helmont Franciscus Mercurius van The spirit of diseases; or, Diseases from the spirit: laid open in some observations concerning… 1694
Holland Henry Spirituall preseruatiues against the pestilence: Or A treatise containing sundrie questions both concerning the causes… 1593
Jewel Edward A brief discourse of the stomach and parts subservient... 1678
Johnson Robert Enchiridion medicum: or A manual of physick. 1684
Johnson Robert Enchiridion medicum: or A manual of physick. Being a compendium of the whole art, in… 1684
Johnson Robert Praxis medicinæ reformata ... The practice of physick reformed 1700
Jones John A briefe, excellent, and profitable discourse, of the naturall beginning of all growing and liuing… 1574
Jones John A briefe, excellent, and profitable discourse, of the naturall beginning of all growing and liuing… 1574
L. J. The new disease; or A rational account of the great colds and couhgs [sic] now… 1676
La Framboisière Nicolas Abraham de An easy method to know the causes and signs of the humour most ruleth in… 1640
Langton Christopher A uery brefe treatise, ordrely declaring the pri[n]cipal partes of phisick, that is… 1547
Lovell Robert Panzōoryktologia. Sive Panzoologicomineralogia. Or a compleat history of animals and minerals, containing the summe of… 1661
Lovell Robert Pambotanologia. Sive, Enchiridion botanicum. Or, A compleat herball, containing the summe of ancient and moderne… 1665
Maynwaringe Everard Inquiries into the general catalogue of diseases shewing the errors and contradictions of that establishment… 1691
Nevett Thomas A treatise of consumptions: in which their nature, causes and symptoms are briefly explained; and… 1697
P. B. A letter to a friend concerning the sickness and death of His Highness the Duke… 1700
Partlicius Simeon A new method of physick: or, A short view of Paracelsus and Galen’s practice; in… 1654
Pechey John Collections of acute diseases. The second and third part. The second part, contains all that… 1688
Pechey John Collections of acute diseases. Taken from the best authors that have written most accurately of… 1687