The Surgions Mate: The First Compendium on Naval Medicine, Surgery and Drug Therapy (London 1617). Edited and Annotated by Irmgard Müller

By John Woodall

Book Overview

Short biography of the author John Woodall.- Presentation of the hygienic conditions on board of trade and war ships around 1600.- The beginning of ship medicine and drug provision on board of sailing ships in the 16th and 17th centuries.- The impact of John Woodall's handbook "The Surgions Mate" (London 1617) on the development and formation of ship medicine.- A modern reproduction of John Woodall's "Surgions Mate" (London 1617).- Detailed commentary on the medical, surgical and pharmaceutical terms in the text.- List of drugs and surgical instruments mentioned in the work.- Index of alchemical signs.- John Woodall's medical and surgical accomplishments with regard to the development of ship medicine in other nations.- References.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319798111
• ISBN13: 9783319798110
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"