Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England by Jennifer Evans

Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England

Jennifer Evans

225 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

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It was common knowledge in early modern England that sexual desire was malleable, and could be increased or decreased by a range of foods - including artichokes, oysters and parsnips. This book argues that these aphrodisiacs wereused not simply fo...

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