{"product_id":"digital-product-24","title":"The Castell of Helth (c. 1541) - Sir Thomas Elyot","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Castell of Helth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Thomas Elyot | c. 1550 edition | Historical PDF facsimile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStep into a Tudor household and discover what it meant to live healthfully in sixteenth-century England. In \u003cem\u003eThe Castell of Helth\u003c\/em\u003e, scholar and diplomat Sir Thomas Elyot brings the medical ideas of classical authorities into English, offering readers a remarkable guide to food, herbs, temperament, sleep, exercise and the emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in dense blackletter and early Tudor English, this beautifully preserved historical scan is a window into the medical world of Henry VIII's England. It is especially fascinating for readers interested in traditional herbal energetics: Elyot explains the four elements and the qualities of heat, cold, moisture and dryness that underpinned early modern theories of the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you will discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe four elements and bodily temperaments:\u003c\/strong\u003e earth, water, air and fire, each assigned hot, cold, moist or dry qualities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood as physic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tudor discussions of fruits, vegetables, spices and herbs, including fennel, purslane, garlic, thyme and other everyday plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHealth beyond remedies:\u003c\/strong\u003e a regimen encompassing diet, sleep, movement, rest and the affections of the mind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRemarkable botanical history:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elyot credits Queen Artemisia with discovering the virtues of motherwort. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKnowledge for ordinary readers:\u003c\/strong\u003e a spirited defence of writing about medicine in English rather than restricting it to learned languages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sir Thomas Elyot (c. 1490–1546)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWork:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Castell of Helth\u003c\/em\u003e (also catalogued as \u003cem\u003eThe Castel of Helth\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1550, bibliographically attributed; the title page reads 1541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early Modern English, in original blackletter type\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Downloadable PDF facsimile of the historic printed book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ancestral Library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdition note:\u003c\/em\u003e Some surviving copies bearing the 1541 title-page date have been catalogued as printed around 1550. This scan is supplied as a historical facsimile; its exact impression should be treated as an approximate attribution rather than a confirmed 1541 printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical and safety notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e This work is provided for research, education and historical enjoyment. It describes obsolete medical theories and potentially unsafe remedies. It is not modern medical guidance. Do not use its treatments, dosages or dietary prescriptions to diagnose or treat illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor lovers of Tudor history, herb lore, forgotten physic and healing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hearthwise Herbals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64211134415178,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/9940\/2058\/files\/IMG_2633.jpg?v=1794042990","url":"https:\/\/hearthwiseherbals.com\/products\/digital-product-24","provider":"Hearthwise Herbals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}