| Description |
xii, 438 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Mayerne and his world -- Early years 1573-1598 -- Paris 1598-1601 -- The grand tour 1599-1601 -- The chemical challenge 1601-1605 -- The German dimension 1605-1606 -- Interlude in England 1606 -- Protestants and Catholics 1600-1610 -- The move to England 1610-1611 -- First years in England 1611-1613 -- Sir Thomas Overbury 1612-1615 -- Secret agent to King James 1614-1615 -- Medical reformer 1615-1616 -- The Protestant revolution 1616-1622 -- Baron d'Aubonne 1620-1621 -- Protector of Switzerland 1622 -- The last years of King James 1623-1625 -- Charles 1 and the Protestant débcle 1625-1630 -- A new regime 1630-1631 -- Planting a dynasty 1630-1639 -- Enterpreneur and virtuouso -- The physician and his late years 1640-1655 |
| Summary |
"Attracted by the diverse life and vivid personality of Sir Theodore de Mayerne (1573-1655), the most famous physician in Europe of his time, Trevor Roper pursued him across national and intellectual frontiers to uncover the details of his extraordinary life." "Exploring an array of English and European sources, Trevor Roper reveals the story of the pioneering Swiss Huguenot doctor who mixed medicine with diplomacy, with political intrigue, with secret intelligence, and with artistic interests at the courts first of Henry IV of France and then of James I and Charles I of England. A true 'renaissance man', Mayerne's interests were broad, and, due to considerable conspiratorial talent, he became a participant in bluff and intrigue at the highest levels."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mayerne, Théodore Turquet de, Sir, 1573-1655.
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Physicians -- France -- Biography.
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Physicians -- France -- History -- 17th century.
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Physicians.
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| SUBJECT |
France. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005602 |
| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2006010595 |
| ISBN |
0300112637 |
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