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Balancing the body and consulting the heavens: Medicine in Shakespeare's time

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Esther French

Esther French is the Digital Managing Editor at the Folger Shakespeare Library. — View all posts by Esther French

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[…] in the early modern era overlapped with a number of other areas, including astrology, witchcraft, and cooking. Both medicinal and culinary recipes were compiled by women in manuscript receipt books, such as […]

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