William Eamon: 2 books
The Professor of Secrets
Mystery, Medicine, and Alchemy in Renaissance Italy
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2010
In the tradition of Galileo's Daughter and Brunelleschi's Dome, this exciting story illuminates the captivating world of the late Renaissance—in this case its plagues, remedies, and alchemy—through the life of Leonardo Fioravanti, a brilliant, remarkably forward-thinking, and utterly unconventional...
by Henry Dietrich-Fernandez, Maria Ruvoldt, William Eamon
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Secrets in all their variety permeated early modern Europe, from the whispers of ambassadors at court to the emphatically publicized books of home remedies that flew from presses and booksellers’ shops. This interdisciplinary volume draws on approaches from art history and cultural studies to investigate...