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Conrad Gessner (1516–1565): Universal Scholar and Natural Scientist of the Renaissance: Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science, cartea 38

Autor Urs B. Leu Traducere de Bill C. Ray
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 mai 2023
The Zurich polymath Conrad Gessner (1516–1565) is known as the founder of zoology and plant geography, the father of bibliography, editor of ancient texts, and author of one of the most important paleontological works of the sixteenth century. While preparing his extensive work on plants, he died unexpectedly and early from the plague. Gessner's interest in the natural sciences was rooted, on the one hand, in the new conception of nature that emerged with the Renaissance, and, on the other hand, in the creation theology of the Reformation, which considered nature as a second book of God's revelation next to the Bible. This richly illustrated and erudite biography is the first biography of Gessner to appear in English.

This biography is a translation of Conrad Gessner (1516-1565): Universalgelehrter und Naturforscher der Renaissance (Basel: NZZ Libro, 2016).
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789004421264
ISBN-10: 9004421262
Pagini: 420
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science


Notă biografică

Urs B. Leu, Dr. phil. in History (1990, University of Zürich) is Director of the Rare Book Department at the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. He has published extensively on Conrad Gessner and the Swiss reformation as well as the history of science.

Recenzii

Praise for the German edition:

“Beyond the claim of being an “intellectual biography,” the book offers rich and detailed insights into sixteenth-century Zurich, a city Gessner only left for a few years when he was a student. One appreciates not only Leu’s local knowledge and embedding in today’s intellectual discourse of the city, but also his extensive familiarity with Zurich’s treasure of old books published in the time of Gessner.”
Tilmann Walter, University of Würzburg. In: Gesnerus, Vol. 74, No. 1 (2017), pp. 141–143.

“With his comprehensive description of the diverse interests and activities of the Zurich scholar Conrad Gessner, Urs B. Leu has succeeded in writing an appealing biography. […] The book is a very valuable contribution to the (re)discovery of an important Swiss scholar of the European Renaissance, and invites readers to discover the figure of Conrad Gessner.”
Simona Boscani Leoni, University of Bern. In: H-Soz-Kult, 13.04.2017.


Cuprins

Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Illustrations

1 Early Years
1.1 Gessner’s Teachers
1.2 Humanism in Zürich

2 The Traveling Student
2.1 Paris and Bourges

3 Marriage and Medical Studies
3.1 Basel
3.2 First Publications

4 Three Happy Years in Lausanne
4.1 Works from Western Switzerland

5 Montpellier

6 Lyon

7 Doctorate in Basel

8 Return to Zürich
8.1 Travels in the Alps
8.2 Publications on Classics
8.3 Martial Edition
8.4 Author Royalties

9 Professor of Natural Sciences
9.1 Teaching Material
9.2 Study Guide
9.3 Theatrum Galeni
9.4 Loci-Collections
9.5 Lectures
9.6 Students

10 The World of Books
10.1 Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
10.2 The Hunt for Greek Manuscripts
10.3 Venice: Book Publishing Metropolis
10.4 Bibliotheca universalis
10.5 Pandectarum libri and Partitiones theologicae
10.6 Relationships with Printers

11 Augsburg Intermezzo

12 The Animal Books – A Renaissance Noah’s Arc
12.1 Natural Theology
12.2 Autopsy
12.3 Zoo
12.4 Museum
12.5 Organization
12.6 Mythical Creatures
12.7 Network and Images
12.8 Price and Distribution
12.9 The History of Its Impact

13 Philological Works
13.1 Mithridates
13.2 Classic Editions

14 Second Stay in Augsburg and the Imperial Grant of Arms

15 Botany
15.1 Technical Literature
15.2 Nomenclature and Classification
15.3 Friendly Favors
15.4 Botanical Gardens
15.5 Excursions
15.6 History of Plants
15.7 The Mattioli Affair

16 Medicine and Pharmacology
16.1 A Compendium of Remedies
16.2 Paracelsus
16.3 Self-experiments and Animal Experiments
16.4 Balneology
16.5 Medical Text Editions
16.6 Medical Practice
16.7 Municipal Physician

17 Freaks, Monsters and Northern Lights

18 Earth Sciences

19 Testament and Estate

Appendix 1: Gessner’s Testament
Appendix 2: Additions to Gessner’s Private Library
Appendix 3: Gessner’s Correspondence
Literature
Index of Names