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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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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
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| 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 Erscheint auch als: 9783031129001 |