Roger Bacon and the Incorruptible Human, 1220-1292: Alchemy, Pharmacology and the Desire to Prolong Life

1. Introduction -- 2. Roger Bacon and the Unnatural State of Man -- 3. Learning to Prolong Life -- 4. The Corpus Equale -- 5. Medicines and their Effects on the Body -- 6. Debate and Authority in the Reshaping of Medicine -- 7. Franciscan Understanding of the Ideal Human Body -- 8. Conclusion.

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Main Author: Allen, Meagan S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023.
Cham Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2023.
In:Year: 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Series/Journal:Palgrave Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Medicine
Further subjects:B Medicine
B Medicine—History
B Philosophy—History
B Europe
B Science—History
B Science
B Religion
B Europe—History—476-1492
B Religion—History
B Philosophy
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9783031128974
Erscheint auch als: 9783031128998
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