Susan Drury
Biographic Data
| ID | 5433382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Drury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Drury |
| SIGNATURE | DRURY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Old Wives' Tales
Mary Chamberlain, Stroud: History Press, 2010, 240 pp. £9.99 (pbk)., Reprint, first published 1981. ISBN 978-0-752-45809-0 First published in 1981, this book considers the role and work throughout
Funeral Plants and Flowers in England
(1994). Funeral Plants and Flowers in England: Some Examples. Folklore: Vol. 105, No. 1-2, pp. 101-103
Plants and Pest Control in England circa 1400–1700
UNTIL the mid-seventeenth century, there were few who did not have a general belief in the spontaneous generation of life. This was a theory held particularly in the case of insects and weeds, in the days before the invention of the microscope. Insects were thought either to breed from decaying matter, or arise from 'dew' on leaves-an insect egg could in fact look very like a dew drop. Weeds were considered to generate from the very soil itself, …
Plants and Wart Cures in England from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century
THE inadequacies of the orthodox medical services in the pre-modern period left a large proportion of the population dependent upon traditional folk medicine. This was essentially a mixture of commonsense remedies based on the accumulated experiences of nursing the sick, combined with inherited lore about the healing properties of certain substances, particularly plants. The salient point about these remedies was their eclecticism, drawing as the…
Customs and Beliefs Associated with Christmas Evergreens
BRINGING in greenery for the decoration of buildings at the midwinter festivals is a custom of great antiquity. Centuries before Christianity, evergreens, which flourish when everything else in nature is withered or dead, were regarded as symbols of undying life. Various plants have been used for Christmas decorations, such as laurel, rosemary, bay, box, fir and yew, but the most popular, now as in the past, are holly, ivy and mistletoe. They are…
English Love Divinations Using Plants
SOME forms of plant divination would appear to be based on. pure chance in that the diviner has little influence on the outcome, as, for example, with the practice of blowing seeds off a dandelion or pulling petals off a daisy to ascertain the faithfulness of a lover. In other forms this may not necessarily be the case, for there is the possibility, if not the probability, that though they seem on the surface to rely on pure chance or some supern…
Herbal Remedies for Livestock in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century England
IN this paper I propose to examine some of the extant herbal remedies used in the cure of various ailments which afflicted livestock at this period, particularly those relating to horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Many of these remedies were made up of simple recipes, consisting of a mixture of various herbs and other substances used magically. Often these were used in the form of amulets oi, in association with odd scraps of formulae or p…
Funeral Plants and Flowers in England
(1994). Funeral Plants and Flowers in England: Some Examples. Folklore: Vol. 105, No. 1-2, pp. 101-103
Plants and Wart Cures in England from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century
THE inadequacies of the orthodox medical services in the pre-modern period left a large proportion of the population dependent upon traditional folk medicine. This was essentially a mixture of commonsense remedies based on the accumulated experiences of nursing the sick, combined with inherited lore about the healing properties of certain substances, particularly plants. The salient point about these remedies was their eclecticism, drawing as the…
English Love Divinations Using Plants
SOME forms of plant divination would appear to be based on. pure chance in that the diviner has little influence on the outcome, as, for example, with the practice of blowing seeds off a dandelion or pulling petals off a daisy to ascertain the faithfulness of a lover. In other forms this may not necessarily be the case, for there is the possibility, if not the probability, that though they seem on the surface to rely on pure chance or some supern…
Customs and Beliefs Associated with Christmas Evergreens
BRINGING in greenery for the decoration of buildings at the midwinter festivals is a custom of great antiquity. Centuries before Christianity, evergreens, which flourish when everything else in nature is withered or dead, were regarded as symbols of undying life. Various plants have been used for Christmas decorations, such as laurel, rosemary, bay, box, fir and yew, but the most popular, now as in the past, are holly, ivy and mistletoe. They are…
Herbal Remedies for Livestock in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century England
IN this paper I propose to examine some of the extant herbal remedies used in the cure of various ailments which afflicted livestock at this period, particularly those relating to horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Many of these remedies were made up of simple recipes, consisting of a mixture of various herbs and other substances used magically. Often these were used in the form of amulets oi, in association with odd scraps of formulae or p…
English Love Divinations Using Plants
SOME forms of plant divination would appear to be based on. pure chance in that the diviner has little influence on the outcome, as, for example, with the practice of blowing seeds off a dandelion or pulling petals off a daisy to ascertain the faithfulness of a lover. In other forms this may not necessarily be the case, for there is the possibility, if not the probability, that though they seem on the surface to rely on pure chance or some supern…
Customs and Beliefs Associated with Christmas Evergreens
BRINGING in greenery for the decoration of buildings at the midwinter festivals is a custom of great antiquity. Centuries before Christianity, evergreens, which flourish when everything else in nature is withered or dead, were regarded as symbols of undying life. Various plants have been used for Christmas decorations, such as laurel, rosemary, bay, box, fir and yew, but the most popular, now as in the past, are holly, ivy and mistletoe. They are…
Plants and Wart Cures in England from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century
THE inadequacies of the orthodox medical services in the pre-modern period left a large proportion of the population dependent upon traditional folk medicine. This was essentially a mixture of commonsense remedies based on the accumulated experiences of nursing the sick, combined with inherited lore about the healing properties of certain substances, particularly plants. The salient point about these remedies was their eclecticism, drawing as the…
Plants and Pest Control in England circa 1400–1700
UNTIL the mid-seventeenth century, there were few who did not have a general belief in the spontaneous generation of life. This was a theory held particularly in the case of insects and weeds, in the days before the invention of the microscope. Insects were thought either to breed from decaying matter, or arise from 'dew' on leaves-an insect egg could in fact look very like a dew drop. Weeds were considered to generate from the very soil itself, …
Funeral Plants and Flowers in England
(1994). Funeral Plants and Flowers in England: Some Examples. Folklore: Vol. 105, No. 1-2, pp. 101-103
Old Wives' Tales
Mary Chamberlain, Stroud: History Press, 2010, 240 pp. £9.99 (pbk)., Reprint, first published 1981. ISBN 978-0-752-45809-0 First published in 1981, this book considers the role and work throughout
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