CENTRE FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
SEMINAR SERIES 2009-2010 SPRING TERM |
Tuesday, 20th October (Week 3)
5.00 pm – Ramphal Building Room R.014 |
Alun Withey (Swansea)
Worlds of Goods or Vulgar Counters?: Provincial apothecaries and the early modern medical marketplace |
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| In recent years, historical attention has come to focus upon the early modern ‘medical marketplace’, addressing such questions as the spread and availability of medical goods, demand and consumption and the ubiquity of medical knowledge. Although the role of large English towns as centres of medical retail has been privileged, less attention has focused upon the types and availability of medicines for sale in rural and provincial towns. This paper will explore the question of medical retail through evidence from early modern Wales, a largely rural country with few large towns and far from large urban centres such as London. Nevertheless, It will seek to demonstrate that apothecaries in even fairly remote and rural areas maintained strong links with London and beyond, and sold a surprisingly wide range of goods. |
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Centre for the History of Medicine
The University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom
Tel: 024 76 572601
Fax: 024 76 523437
Email: Hist dot Med at warwick dot ac dot uk |
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