{"product_id":"john-hall-master-of-physicke-a-casebook-from-shakespeares-stratford-hardcover","title":"John Hall, Master of Physicke: A Casebook from Shakespeare's Stratford - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Edmondson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Shakespeare's son-in-law John Hall, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Cures\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look into the life of a doctor in seventeenth-century Stratford-upon-Avon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete edition and English translation of John Hall's \u003ci\u003eLittle Book of Cures\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating medical casebook composed in Latin around 1634-5. John Hall (1575-1635) was Shakespeare's son-in-law (Hall married Susanna Shakespeare in 1607), and based his medical practice in Stratford-upon-Avon. Readers have never before had access to a complete English translation of John Hall's casebook, which contains fascinating details about his treatment of patients in and around Stratford. Until Wells's edition, our knowledge of Hall and his practice has had to rely only on a partial, seventeenth-century edition (produced by James Cooke in 1657 and 1679, and re-printed with annotation by Joan Lane as recently as 1996). Cooke's edition significantly misrepresents Hall by abridging his manuscript (Cooke removed Hall's conversations with his patients), by errors of translation, and by combining Hall's work with examples from Cooke's own medical practice. Wells's work is the first complete, accurate, and authoritative edition of Hall's casebook. It especially reveals Hall's compassion for his patients, his feelings of joy when they made a recovery, and his religious faith in relation to his medical skills. This comprehensive volume includes an introduction to Hall himself as well as the text, a consideration of his library, and an overview of the manuscript and how it survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete edition and English translation of John Hall's Little Book of Cures, a fascinating medical casebook composed in Latin around 1634-5. John Hall (1575-1635) was Shakespeare's son-in-law (Hall married Susanna Shakespeare in 1607), and based his medical practice in Stratford-upon-Avon. Readers have never before had access to a complete English translation of John Hall's casebook, which contains fascinating details about his treatment of patients in and around Stratford. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Wells's edition, our knowledge of Hall and his practice has had to rely only on a partial, seventeenth-century edition (produced by James Cooke in 1657 and 1679, and re-printed with annotation by Joan Lane as recently as 1996). Cooke's edition significantly misrepresents Hall by abridging his manuscript (Cooke removed Hall's conversations with his patients), by errors of translation, and by combining Hall's work with examples from Cooke's own medical practice. Wells's work is the first complete, accurate, and authoritative edition of Hall's casebook. It especially reveals Hall's compassion for his patients, his feelings of joy when they made a recovery, and his religious faith in relation to his medical skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis comprehensive volume includes an introduction to Hall himself as well as the text, a consideration of his library, and an overview of the manuscript and how it survived.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Wells practised as a consultant in public health within the N.H.S. He received his MA and PhD from The University of Warwick \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Edmondson is Head of Research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771769782560,"sku":"9781526134530","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cda3afe3e247b8bac6db38d6a679bc9a.webp?v=1780392894","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/john-hall-master-of-physicke-a-casebook-from-shakespeares-stratford-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}