The professor of secrets : mystery, medicine, and alchemy in Renaissance Italy / William Eamon.
The professor of secrets : mystery, medicine, and alchemy in Renaissance Italy / William Eamon.
The professor of secrets : mystery, medicine, and alchemy in Renaissance Italy / William Eamon.
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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
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368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Prologue: Experience and memory -- Mia dolce patria -- The empire of disease -- Medical Bologna -- Leonardo and the anatomists -- The education of a surgeon -- The road of experience -- The carnival doctor -- The new Asclepius -- The marvelous virtues of Precipitato -- Charlatan or wonder worker? --...
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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
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c2010.
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The professor of secrets : mystery, medicine, and alchemy in Renaissance Italy / William Eamon.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-359) and index.
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c2010.
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N610.92/66
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142620650X
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610.92 B
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991020247839702626
