Daughters of alchemy: women and scientific culture in early modern Italy

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...

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Main Author: Ray, Meredith K. 1969- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England Harvard University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ray, Meredith K., Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy] (2016) (Horton, Lisa)
Series/Journal:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cortese, Isabella -1561 / Erculiani, Camilla 1540-1590 / Fonte, Moderata 1555-1592 / Marinella, Lucrezia 1571-1653 / Sarrocchi, Margherita 1560-1617 / Sforza, Caterina 1463-1509 / Southern Italy (motif) / Natural scientist / Alchemy / History 1500-1800
B Southern Italy (motif) / Natural scientist / History 1500-1800
Further subjects:B Science (Italy) History
B Women Scientists Biography Italy
B Women in science (Italy) History
B Science History Italy
B Science
B Women Scientists (Italy) Biography
B Women Scientists Italy Biography History
B Women in science
B Women in science History Italy
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Summary: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
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 250-280
Physical Description:291 Seiten, Illustrationen, 25 cm
ISBN:978-0-674-50423-3
0-674-50423-2

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