The Professor of Secrets: Mystery, Medicine, and Alchemy in Renaissance Italy

The Professor of Secrets: Mystery, Medicine, and Alchemy in Renaissance Italy
ISBN-10
142620650X
ISBN-13
9781426206504
Category
Alchemy
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Author
William Eamon

Description

Examines the life and work of sixteenth-century physician Leonardo Fioravanti, and describes the medical community and practices of Renaissance Italy.

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