Giovanni Aurelio Augurello (1441-1524) and Renaissance Alchemy : a Critical Edition of Chrysopoeia and Other Alchemical Poems, with an Introduction, English Translation and Commentary.

"In Giovanni Aurelio Augurello (1441-1524) and Renaissance Alchemy, Matteo Soranzo offers the first in-depth study of the life and works of Augurello, Italian alchemist, poet and art connoisseur from the time of Giorgione. Analysed, annotated and translated in English for the first time, Augure...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Soranzo, Matteo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : BRILL, 2019
Series:Renaissance Society of America Ser.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:"In Giovanni Aurelio Augurello (1441-1524) and Renaissance Alchemy, Matteo Soranzo offers the first in-depth study of the life and works of Augurello, Italian alchemist, poet and art connoisseur from the time of Giorgione. Analysed, annotated and translated in English for the first time, Augurello's poetry reveals a unique blend of Late Medieval alchemical doctrines, Northern Italian antiquarianism and Marsilio Ficino's Platonism, enriching conventional narratives of Renaissance humanism".
Physical Description:1 online resource (359 pages)
ISBN:9789004416161
9004416161
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.