An edition of The devil's doctor
(2006)
The devil's doctor
Paracelsus and the world of Renaissance magic and science
1st American ed.
by Philip Ball
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Physicians, Science, Science and magic, Alchemists, Biography, History, Paracelsus, 1493-1541, Physicians, biography, Science, history, AlchemyPeople
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The devil's doctor: Paracelsus and the world of Renaissance magic and science
2006, William Heinemann
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Table of Contents
Black madonna: a country doctor
The metal makers: learning the arts
The universal scholar: a Renaissance education
The staff and the snake: healing in the early renaissance
Intellectual vagabonds: walking the pages of the book of nature
A new religion: the trials of reformation
Revolution under the sign of the shoe: sedition in Salzburg
Transmutation at Ingolstadt: making gold
Elixir and quintessence: a chemical medicine
Bitter medicine: Paracelsus among the humanists
The battle of Basle: how Paracelsus left town
Against the grain: quicksilver and wood
The alchemist inside: an hermetic biology
Beyond wonders: the matrix of the world
Star and ascendant: a science of prophesy
Demons of the mind: invisible diseases
The little man: animating the earth
The white horse: death in Salzburg
Work with fire: the chemical legacy of Paracelsus
Philosopher's gold: the last of the chemical magicians.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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