Making Medicines in Early Colonial Lima, Peru - Apothecaries, Science and Society (Hardcover)

Based on extensive archival research in Peru, Spain, and Italy, Making Medicines in Early Colonial Lima, Peru examines how apothecaries in Lima were trained, ran their businesses, traded medicinal products, prepared medicines, and found their place in society. In the book, Newson argues that apothecaries had the potential to be innovators in science, especially in the New World where they encountered new environments and diverse healing traditions. However, it shows that despite experimental tendencies among some apothecaries, they generally adhered to traditional humoral practices and imported materia medica from Spain rather than adopt native plants or exploit the region's rich mineral resources. This adherence was not due to state regulation, but reflected the entrenchment of humoral beliefs in popular thought and their promotion by the Church and Inquisition.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	The Atlantic World, 34
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Linda Newson
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	348
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-35063-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	90-04-35063-2
Barcode:	9789004350632

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