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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786274103321

Titolo

Alchemical poetry, 1575-1700 : from previously unpublished manuscripts / / edited by Robert M. Schuler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-15928-2

0-203-07926-4

1-299-14120-X

1-136-15929-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (711 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Alchemy ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

SchulerRobert M

Disciplina

821/.308037

Soggetti

English poetry - Early modern, 1500-1700

Alchemy

Latin poetry, Medieval and modern

French poetry - To 1500

Didactic poetry, English

Renaissance - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1995 by Garland Publishing, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Elizabethan versifying alchemists -- pt. 2. Three verse translations from Middle French by William Backhouse (1644) -- pt. 3. Interregnum "epic" : chymical medicine and spiritual alchemy -- pt. 4. Six anonymous verse translations (ca. 1700) -- pt. 5. Hermetic mysticism and Augustan satire.

Sommario/riassunto

Of interest to interdisciplinary historians as well as those in various other fields, this book presents the first publication of 14 poems ranging from 12 to 3,000 lines. The poems are printed in the chronological order of their composition, from Elizabethan to Augustan times, but nine of them are verse translations of works from earlier periods in the development of alchemy. Each has a textual and historical introduction and explanatory note by the Editor. Renaissance alchemy is acknowledged as an important element in the histories of early modern science and medicine. This book emphasises



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910689643903321

Titolo

Tissue banks : the dangers of tainted tissues and the need for federal regulation : hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, May 14, 2003

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 121 p.) : ill

Soggetti

Tissue banks - United States

Donation of organs, tissues, etc - United States

Preservation of organs, tissues, etc - United States

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia