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Darrera modificació: 2010-07-23
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
Eamon, William, The Professor of Secrets: Mystery, Medicine and Alchemy in Renaissance Italy, Washington, D.C., National Geographic, 2010, 368 pp.. il.
- Resum
- Set against the sumptous backdrop of Renaissance Italy, this riveting tale explores the era’s medicine and culture through the life of the world’s first “celebrity doctor” — whose miracle cures and outsize personality drew both adoration and scorn. The Professor of Secrets was Leonardo Fioravanti, a brilliant, forward-thinking, and utterly unconventional doctor. His marvelous remedies and talent for self-aggrandizement earned him the adoration of the people, the derision of the medical establishment, and a reputation as one of his era’s most colorful and combative figures. Meticulously researched and engagingly written by Pulitzer Prize-nominated historian William Eamon, The Professor of Secrets entices us into a scientific underworld of sorcerers, plagues, and alchemy, where charlatans sold their wares in the streets, gunfire inflicted horrifying wounds, and surgeons attempted daring cures. The little-known story of the controversial doctor who practiced in an age when warfare was the surgeon’s school will grip and fascinate all who take pleasure in Renaissance intrigue, the milestones of medicine, and the best of historical tales.
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- Història de la medicina
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Màgia - Màgia natural
Humanisme
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