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Author: Urs Leu Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9047433505 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 345
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The present book gives an insight into the intellectual world of the Swiss polymath Conrad Gessner (1516-1565). Besides an extensive introduction it contains inventories of still exstant as well as lost books and mansucripts of his library.
Author: Urs Leu Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9047433505 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 345
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The present book gives an insight into the intellectual world of the Swiss polymath Conrad Gessner (1516-1565). Besides an extensive introduction it contains inventories of still exstant as well as lost books and mansucripts of his library.
Author: Urs B. Leu Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004541691 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 498
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The 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: Gideon Manning Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319565141 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 307
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This 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.
Author: Urs Leu Publisher: Walter de Gruyter ISBN: 9783110496963 Category : History Languages : de Pages : 590
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Der Zürcher Arzt, Naturforscher und Universalgelehrte Conrad Gessner begründete die moderne Zoologie, ging neue Wege in der Botanik und verfasste das am reichsten bebilderte Buch über Mineralien und Fossilien des 16. Jahrhunderts. Die Beiträge beleuchten die Vielseitigkeit von Gessners Interessen und Werken, von Altphilologie über Botanik, Buchgeschichte, Linguistik und Medizingeschichte bis hin zum wissenschaftlichen Zeichnen und zur Zoologie.
Author: Stanley Mayes Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 085771306X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 359
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The truly extraordinary life story of Giovanni Belzoni, one of the giants of 19th century Egyptian archaeology. Sometimes maligned as a tomb robber, Giovanni Battista Belzoni - engineer, barber, monk, actor and strongman in a circus, where he earned his title, 'The Great Belzoni' - is perhaps the most important and yet least remembered explorer and archaeologist of the last two hundred years. After a failed business venture in Egypt, attempting to sell a patent water wheel to the Pasha, he undertook one of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever. Under seeming impossible conditions, Belzoni transported the colossal granite head of Ramesses II from Thebes to England, where it is now one of the treasures of the British Museum. He went on to excavate the great temple of Abu Simbel, discover six major royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including that of Seti I, and provide the British Museum with a spectacular collection of Egyptian antiquities. Giovanni Belzoni was the first person to penetrate the heart of the second pyramid at Giza and the first European to visit the oasis of Siwah and discover the ruined city of Berenice on the Red Sea. His exhibitions and best-selling memoirs made him a major celebrity in Regency London where he was a huge influence on the vogue for Egyptian style in art, design and architecture. In 1823, at the age of forty-five, Belzoni died of fever trying to reach the mysterious city of Timbuktu.
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