Andrew Wear, University College London, UK

• Contents: Galen in the Renaissance; Explorations in Renaissance writings on the practice of medicine; William Harvey and the ’Way of the Anatomists’ ; Making sense of health and the environment in early modern England; Religious beliefs and medicine in early modern England; Puritan perceptions of illness in 17th-century England; Medical ethics in early modern England; Caring for the sick poor in St Bartholomew Exchange, 1580-1676; The popularization of medicine in early modern England; Medical practice in late 17th-century and early 18th-century England: continuity and union; Epistemology and learned medicine in early modern England; Index.

'...the volume...stands as a testimony to Wear’s careful scholarship and the outstanding contribution which he has made to the history of medicine. Each paper is thoughtfully crafted and clearly written. For anyone interested in the intellectual history of medicine, this volume will prove particularly rewarding.' Canadian Journal of History, Vol. XXXV