Daughters of alchemy : women and scientific culture in early modern Italy / Meredith K. Ray.

  • Ray, Meredith K., 1969-
Date:
2015
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About this work

Publication/Creation

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.

Physical description

291 pages ; 25 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-280) and index.

Contents

Caterina Sforza's experiments with alchemy -- The secrets of Isabella Cortese : practical alchemy and women readers -- Scientific culture and the Renaissance querelle des femmes : moderata fonte and Lucrezia Marinella -- Scientific circles in Italy and abroad : Camilla Erculiani and Margherita Sarrochi -- Epilogue.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    CBW.34.AA5-6
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ISBN

  • 9780674504233
  • 0674504232