1. Preface; 2. List of contributors; 3. List of abbreviations; 4. Conventions used in this book; 5. Introducing Early Modern English Medical Texts (by Pahta, Paivi); 6. Part I. Background; 7. Expanding the borders of knowledge (by Taavitsainen, Irma); 8. Change and continuity in early modern medicine (1500-1700) (by Mikkeli, Heikki); 9. Discourse and genre dynamics in early modern english medical writing (by Taavitsainen, Irma); 10. Part II. Corpus description; 11. The field of medical writing with fuzzy edges (by Taavitsainen, Irma); 12. Corpus categories; 13. Category 1: General treatises and textbooks (by Taavitsainen, Irma); 14. Category 2: Treatises on specific topics (by Pahta, Paivi); 15. Category 3: Recipe collections and materia medica (by Marttila, Ville); 16. Category 4: Regimens and health guides (by Suhr, Carla); 17. Category 5: Surgical and anatomical treatises (by Tyrkko, Jukka); 18. Category 6: Philosophical Transactions (by Hiltunen, Turo); 19. Appendix: Medicine in society (by Taavitsainen, Irma); 20. Part III. Studies; 21. Gaining new knowledge through Early Modern English Medical Texts (by Pahta, Paivi); 22. Explorations through Early Modern English Medical Texts: Charting changes in medical discourse and scientific thinking (by Lehto, Anu); 23. Sign terms in specific medical genres in early modern medical texts (by Tyrkko, Jukka); 24. Intensifiers in competition: The picture from early English medical writing (by Mendez-Naya, Belen); 25. Part IV. Technical aspects; 26. The corpus tool and special features of Early Modern Medical Texts (by Tyrkko, Jukka); 27. Exploring Early Modern English Medical Texts: Manual for EMEMT Presenter (by Tyrkko, Jukka); 28. Improving the precision of corpus methods: The standardized version of Early Modern English Medical Texts (by Lehto, Anu); 29. Early Modern English Medical Texts: Corpus bibliography; 30. References; 31. Name index; 32. Subject index