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astrology

As in the Middle Ages, astrology was often a part of medicine, both for understanding and predicting the course of an individual illness, and for guiding therapeutics. Herbals, for example, might indicate what in what phase of the moon a particular plant should be gathered, or what planet ruled what herb.


There are 114 books tagged with this term.
 
Last Name First Name Title Date
Williams William Occult physick, or The three principles in nature anotomized by a philosophical operation, taken from… 1660
Williams William Occult physick, or The three principles in nature anatomized by a philosophical opperation [sic], taken… 1660
Hiebner Israel Mysterium sigillorum, herbarum & lapidum. Containing a compleat cure of all sicknesses and diseases of mind… 1698
Culpeper Nicholas Mr. Culpepper’s Treatise of aurum potabile 1657
Ramesey William Helminthologia. Or, Some physical considerations of the matter, origination, and several species of wormes, macerating… 1668
Tryon Thomas Friendly advice to the gentlemen-planters of the East and West Indies. In three parts… 1684
Archer John Every man, his own doctor, compleated with an herbal 1678
Archer John Every man his own doctor[.] Compleated with an herbal 1671
Archer John Every man his own doctor. In two parts 1671
Archer John Every man his own doctor, compleated with an herbal 1673
Heydon John Elhavarevna or the English physitians tutor in the astrobolismes of mettals Rosie Cruican [sic], miraculous… 1665
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s semeiotica uranica: or, An astrological judgment of diseases, from the decumbiture of the sick… 1671
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s school of physick: Or The experimental practice of the whole art. Wherein are contained… 1678
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s school of physick. Or The experimental practice of the whole art. Wherein are contained… 1659
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s school of physick 1678
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s school of physick 1678
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s school of physick 1696
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s astrologicall judgment of diseases from the decumbiture of the sick much enlarged. I. From… 1655
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper's astrologicall judgment of diseases from… 1655
Blagrave Joseph Blagrave’s supplement; or, enlargement, to Mr. Nich. Culpeper’s English physician 1677
Blagrave Joseph Blagrave’s supplement or enlargement to Mr. Nich. Culpeppers English physitian. Containing a description of the… 1674
Blagrave Joseph Blagrave’s astrological practice of physick. Discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases… 1689
Blagrave Joseph Blagraves astrological practice of physick discovering, the true way to cure all kinds of diseases… 1671
[author not specified] At the sign of the Moon and Stars in Leopard’s Court in Baldwins-Gardens near… 1690
Durant John Art and nature joyn hand in hand. Or, The poor mans daily companion. 1697
Ross Alexander Arcana microcosmi: or, The hid secrets of man’s body discovered; in an anatomical duel between… 1652
Ross Alexander Arcana microcosmi: or, The hid secrets of mans body disclosed; first, in an anatomical duel… 1651
Ball Richard An astrolo-physical compendium... 1697
Simotta George A theater of the planetary houres for all dayes of the yeare. VVherein may be… 1631
Digges Leonard A prognostication of right good effect, fructfully augmented, contayninge playne, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules, to… 1555