Description
In her Letters on Natural Philosophy, published originally in Krakow in 1584, Camilla Erculiani proposed her new theory of the natural causes of the universal flood in the biblical book of Genesis. Erculiani weaves together her understanding of Aristotelian, Platonic, Galenic, and astrological traditions and combines them with her own observations of the world as seen from her apothecary shop in sixteenth-century Padua. This publication brought Erculiani to the attention of the Inquisition, which accused her of heresy, silencing her for centuries.
This edition presents the first full English translation of Erculiani's book and other relevant texts, bringing to light the cultural context and scientific thought of this unique natural philosopher.
About the Author
Camilla Erculiani was a sixteenth-century apothecary and natural philosopher. Eleonora Carinci is the editor of the Italian edition of Erculiani's Letters. Hannah Marcus is the author of Forbidden Knowledge: Medicine, Science, and Censorship in Early Modern Italy.
Reviews
"This edition and translation of the Letters on Natural Philosophy of the sixteenth-century pharmacist Camilla Erculiani makes an important contribution to the history of science, Italian literary history, and the study of early modern women and gender. The critical introduction discusses Erculiani's biography and the world of the apothecary, while the contextualization of the ideas Erculiani engages with and challenges demonstrates the editor's deep grasp of the texts that follow. Those texts include not only Erculiani's letters, but also letters of the Venetian thinker Sebastiano Erizzo, which help make the case for Erculiani's real correspondence with other philosophers, and the Consilium of jurist Giacomo Menochio, which highlights the precariousness of the intellectual territory into which Erculiani wandered." -- Meredith Ray, University of Delaware
Book Information
ISBN 9781649590022
Author Camilla Erculiani
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint Iter Press
Publisher Iter Press
Weight(grams) 368g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 162mm * 14mm
This edition presents the first full English translation of Erculiani's book and other relevant texts, bringing to light the cultural context and scientific thought of this unique natural philosopher.
About the Author
Camilla Erculiani was a sixteenth-century apothecary and natural philosopher. Eleonora Carinci is the editor of the Italian edition of Erculiani's Letters. Hannah Marcus is the author of Forbidden Knowledge: Medicine, Science, and Censorship in Early Modern Italy.
Reviews
"This edition and translation of the Letters on Natural Philosophy of the sixteenth-century pharmacist Camilla Erculiani makes an important contribution to the history of science, Italian literary history, and the study of early modern women and gender. The critical introduction discusses Erculiani's biography and the world of the apothecary, while the contextualization of the ideas Erculiani engages with and challenges demonstrates the editor's deep grasp of the texts that follow. Those texts include not only Erculiani's letters, but also letters of the Venetian thinker Sebastiano Erizzo, which help make the case for Erculiani's real correspondence with other philosophers, and the Consilium of jurist Giacomo Menochio, which highlights the precariousness of the intellectual territory into which Erculiani wandered." -- Meredith Ray, University of Delaware
Book Information
ISBN 9781649590022
Author Camilla Erculiani
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint Iter Press
Publisher Iter Press
Weight(grams) 368g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 162mm * 14mm
