| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
viii, 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-417) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Fool's quest : a Faustina legacy -- ch. 1. Black madonna : a country doctor -- ch. 2. The metal makers : learning the arts -- ch. 3. The universal scholar : a Renaissance education -- ch. 4. The staff and the snake : healing in the early renaissance -- ch. 5. Intellectual vagabonds : walking the pages of the book of nature -- ch. 6. A new religion : the trials of reformation -- ch. 7. Revolution under the sign of the shoe : sedition in Salzburg -- ch. 8. Transmutation at Ingolstadt : making gold -- ch. 9. Elixir and quintessence : a chemical medicine -- ch. 10. Bitter medicine : Paracelsus among the humanists -- ch. 11. The battle of Basle : how Paracelsus left town -- ch. 12. Against the grain : quicksilver and wood -- ch. 13. The alchemist inside : an hermetic biology -- ch. 14. Beyond wonders : the matrix of the world -- ch. 15. Star and ascendant : a science of prophesy -- ch. 16. Demons of the mind : invisible diseases -- ch. 17. The little man : animating the earth -- ch. 18. The white horse : death in Salzburg -- ch. 19. Work with fire : the chemical legacy of Paracelsus -- ch. 20. Philosopher's gold : the last of the chemical magicians -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Paracelsus, 1493-1541.
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Physicians -- Biography.
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Alchemists -- Biography.
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Science -- History -- 16th century.
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Science and magic.
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| ISBN |
0374229791 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780374229795 hardcover alkaline paper |
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