Albertus Magnus and the world of nature / Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Resnick, Irven M., author.

Kitchell Jr., Kenneth F., author.

Series:

Medieval lives.

Medieval Lives Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian saints--Germany--Biography.

Christian saints.

Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.

Albertus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, [2022]

Summary:

The first comprehensive English-language biography of Albert the Great in a century.As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography, and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural world led Pope Pius XII to declare Albert the patron saint of the natural sciences. Dante Alighieri acknowledged a substantial debt to Albert's work, and in the Divine Comedy placed him equal with his celebrated student and brother Dominican, Thomas Aquinas.In this book, the first full, scholarly biography in English for nearly a century, Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr. narrate Albert's key contributions to natural philosophy and the history of science, while also revealing the insights into medieval life and customs that his writings provide.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Abbreviations

1. The Life and Works of Albertus Magnus

2. From Cologne to Paris

3. From Paris to Cologne

4. From Cologne to Regensburg and Back Again

5. Those Who Came Before

6. Albertus and the Encyclopedists

7. Albertus and the Experts

8. Albertus and Everyday Life

9. Human Sexuality, Gender and Race

10. Monsters

11. Albertus' Legend and Influence

Appendix

Chronology

References

Further Reading

Photo Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Resnick, Irven M. Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature

ISBN:

9781789145144

1789145147