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SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP of Renaissance Italy, this book explores the era’s medicine and culture through the life of the world’s first "celebrity doctor"—whose miracle cures and outsize personality drew both adoration and scorn. The Professor of Secrets was Leonardo Fioravanti, a brilliant, forward-thinking, and utterly unconventional doctor. His marvelous remedies and talent for self-aggrandizement earned him the adoration of the people, the derision of the medical establishment, and a reputation as one of his era’s most colorful and combative figures. https://www.academia.edu/5411507/The_Professor_of_Secrets_Mystery_Medicine_and_Alchemy_in_Renaissance_Italy Last edited on Fri Apr 3rd, 2020 02:50 pm by Paul Ferguson |
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