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Author: Topsell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-06-11
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 113662757X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Urs Leu
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008-06-30
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9047433505
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Swiss physician and polymath Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) was one of the most prominent scientists of the early modern period and wrote numerous important works. During the last two decades were discovered nearly 400 titles from his private library. They give an interesting insight into his interests and his sources. The present book contains not only an introduction and a catalogue of these books, but also inventories of the lost works as well as the still extant and lost manuscripts possessed by Gessner. They open the door to Gessner's study and to the intellectual world of a fascinating Renaissance scholar.
Author: Urs B. Leu
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-04-03
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9004541691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Zurich polymath Conrad Gessner (1516–1565) is known as the founder of zoology and plant geography, the father of bibliography, editor of ancient texts, and author of one of the most important paleontological works of the sixteenth century. While preparing his extensive work on plants, he died unexpectedly and early from the plague. Gessner's interest in the natural sciences was rooted, on the one hand, in the new conception of nature that emerged with the Renaissance, and, on the other hand, in the creation theology of the Reformation, which considered nature as a second book of God's revelation next to the Bible. This richly illustrated and erudite biography is the first biography of Gessner to appear in English. This biography is a translation of Conrad Gessner (1516-1565): Universalgelehrter und Naturforscher der Renaissance (Basel: NZZ Libro, 2016).
Author: Helen Anne Curry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-11-22
Total Pages: 683
ISBN-13: 131651031X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the development of natural history since the Renaissance and contextualizes current discussions of biodiversity.
Author: Florian Schaffenrath
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-05-25
Total Pages: 737
ISBN-13: 9004427104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery third year, the members of the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies (IANLS) assemble for a week-long conference. Over the years, this event has evolved into the largest single conference in the field of Neo-Latin studies. The papers presented at these conferences offer, then, a general overview of the current status of Neo-Latin research; its current trends, popular topics, and methodologies. In 2018, the members of IANLS gathered for a conference in Albacete (Spain) on the theme of “Humanity and Nature: Arts and Sciences in Neo-Latin Literature”. This volume presents the conference’s papers which were submitted after the event and which have undergone a peer-review process. The papers deal with a broad range of fields, including literature, history, philology, and religious studies.
Author: Conrad Gessner
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 134
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFantasie; Gestaltungstechnik; Holzschnitt; Motiv; Tier.
Author: Theodore Besterman
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sean Moore Ireton
Publisher: Studies in German Literature L
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1640140476
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first scholarly English translations of thirteen vital texts that elucidate the central role mountains have played across nearly five centuries of Germanophone cultural history.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2014-10-09
Total Pages: 546
ISBN-13: 9004279172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume tries to map out the intriguing amalgam of the different, partly conflicting approaches that shaped early modern zoology. Early modern reading of the “Book of Nature” comprised, among others, the description of species in the literary tradition of antiquity, as well as empirical observations, vivisection, and modern eyewitness accounts; the “translation” of zoological species into visual art for devotion, prayer, and religious education, but also scientific and scholarly curiosity; theoretical, philosophical, and theological thinking regarding God’s creation, the Flood, and the generation of animals; new attempts with respect to nomenclature and taxonomy; the discovery of unknown species in the New World; impressive Wunderkammer collections, and the keeping of exotic animals in princely menageries. The volume demonstrates that theology and philology played a pivotal role in the complex formation of this new science. Contributors include: Brian Ogilvie, Bernd Roling, Erik Jorink, Paul Smith, Sabine Kalff, Tamás Demeter, Amanda Herrin, Marrigje Rikken, Alexander Loose, Sophia Hendrikx, and Karl Enenkel.
Author: Gideon Manning
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-05-15
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 3319565141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents essays by eminent scholars from across the history of medicine, early science and European history, including those expert on the history of the book. The volume honors Professor Nancy Siraisi and reflects the impact that Siraisi's scholarship has had on a range of fields. Contributions address several topics ranging from the medical provenance of biblical commentary to the early modern emergence of pathological medicine. Along the way, readers may learn of the purchasing habits of physician-book collectors, the writing of history and the development of natural history. Modeling the interdisciplinary approaches championed by Siraisi, this volume attests to the enduring value of her scholarship while also highlighting critical areas of future research. Those with an interest in the history of science, the history of medicine and all related fields will find this work a stimulating and rewarding read.
