Andrew D. Berns

The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy

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Produktbeschreibung

The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy explores how doctors studied the Bible and other sacred texts in sixteenth-century Italy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781107065543
• ISBN-10: 1107065542
• Artikelnr.: 41217319

Autorenporträt

Andrew D. Berns is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

1. 'This is what King David meant': Amatus Lusitanus and Ulisse Aldrovandi
on the natural science of scripture; 2. Pliny, papyrus, and the Bible; 3.
'The grandeur of the science of God': David de' Pomi and the stones of the
high priest's breastplate; 4. Jewish-Christian relations in late
Renaissance Italy: Abraham Portaleone's correspondence with his gentile
colleagues; 5. 'I seek the truth from whomever pronounces it': Abraham
Portaleone (1542-1612) and ancient Israelite incense.