I TATTI STUDIES IN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE HISTORY

Daughters of Alchemy

Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy

Meredith K. Ray

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$53.00 • £42.95 • €47.50

ISBN 9780674504233

Publication Date: 04/06/2015

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304 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

10 halftones

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Introduction
1. Caterina Sforza’s Experiments with Alchemy
2. The Secrets of Isabella Cortese: Practical Alchemy and Women Readers
3. Scientific Culture and the Renaissance Querelle des Femmes: Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella
4. Scientific Circles in Italy and Abroad: Camilla Erculiani and Margherita Sarrocchi
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Awards & Accolades

Honorable Mention, 2016 SSEMW Book Award, Society for the Study of Early Modern Women

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