The art of living long [[electronic resource] /] / Louis Cornaro ; 1903 English translation by William F. Butler
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| Autore: |
Cornaro Luigi <1475-1566.>
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| Titolo: |
The art of living long [[electronic resource] /] / Louis Cornaro ; 1903 English translation by William F. Butler
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (185 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 613 |
| Soggetto topico: | Longevity |
| Altri autori: |
AddisonJoseph <1672-1719.>
BaconFrancis <1561-1626.>
TempleWilliam <1628-1699>
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| Note generali: | "In cooperation with the International Longevity Center." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | To Louis Cornaro / Randall -- Addison in the Spectator, October 13, 1711 -- Renaissance paths to prolongevity: Cornaro and Bacon -- The live and writings of Louis Cornaro -- The temperate life by Louis Cornaro -- First discourse -- Second discourse -- Third discourse -- Fourth Discourse -- Selections from Lord Bacon's History of life and death, etc. -- Selections from Sir William Temple's Health and long life, etc. -- A short history of the Cornaro Family -- Some account of eminent Cornaros -- Gamba's eulogy upon Louis Cornaro -- Lovarini's The villas erected by Louis Cornaro. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Sixteenth century Venetian Ambassador and Renaissance Christian Luigi Cornaro was celebrated in his time for his stance on dietary self-restraint, moderate living, and living to the age of 103. For these hundred of years his classic book has survived as a renowned text on longevity and an inspiring treatise on the path of temperance that the author believed could lead anyone out of a state of illness and into a healthy long life. The Art of Living Long contains Cornaro's four discourses, respectively concerned with demonstrating his ideas through his own example, exploring the necessity of tem |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The art of living long |
| ISBN: | 1-281-81159-9 |
| 9786611811594 | |
| 0-8261-2696-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824482303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Classics in longevity and aging series.