Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Early Modern Pharmaceutical Weights and Measures ix
4. Archive Abbreviations xi
5. Note on Translations xiii
6. Introduction: Pharmacy for Princesses 1
7. Part 1. Contexts
8. 1. Noble Empirics 25
9. 2. Art Written Down 61
10. Part 2. Case Studies
11. 3. Dorothea of Mansfeld: A Mirror and Example for Rich and Poor 93
12. 4. Anna of Saxony and Her Medical “Handiwork” 128
13. 5. Elisabeth of Rochlitz and the Experience of Illness 168
14. Conclusion 204
15. Acknowledgments 211
16. Notes 215
17. Bibliography 253
18. Index 281