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Letters on natural philosophy : the scientific correspondence of a sixteenth-century pharmacist, with related texts / Erculiani, Camilla, [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erculiani, Camilla, approximately 1540-approximately 1590, author.
- Series:
- The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto
- The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto ; v.77
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women pharmacists--Italy--Correspondence--16th century.
- Erculiani, Camilla, approximately 1540-approximately 1590--Correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Iter Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "English translation of letters by a woman pharmacist, a grocer's daughter and pharmacist's wife, active in the scientific milieu of Padua, in which is proposed a materialist explanation of Noah's flood that prompts an accusation of heresy. Accompanying her own letters are letters to her and a legal brief in her defense"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Series Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Note on Translation
- Camilla Erculiani, Letters on Natural Philosophy, translated by Hannah Marcus
- To Philosophers
- To the Most Serene Queen Anna, Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania, etc.
- To Readers
- By Andreas Schonaeus of Głogów, A Song of Praise
- To the Most Excellent Signor Georges Guarnier
- Letter from the Most Excellent Signor Georges Guarnier to Signora Camilla Herculiana
- Letter from Camilla Herculiana to the most excellent Signor Georges Guarnier
- To the magnificent and most excellent Signor Knight, the Signor Martin of Berzeviczy
- Sebastiano Erizzo, Letters to Camilla Erculiani, translated by Hannah Marcus
- Giacomo Menochio, Consilium 766: In Defense of Camilla Erculiani, translated by Hannah Marcus
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series Titles.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-64959-003-2
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