The poison trials : wonder drugs, experiment and the battle for authority in Renaissance science / Alisha Rankin.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, c2021.
Descrizione fisica:
329 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction: Caravita's oil. Pt. 1. Authorities: 1. Poison on trial: theriac 2. Condemned bodies: oleum clementis. Pt. 2. Experiments: 3. Experimenting with drugs: Mattioli's scoprion oil 4. The cure a thies: silesian terra sigillata. Pt. 3. Wonder drugs: 5. Powerful and artful substances: bezoar stone 6. A universal cura: the panacea amwaldina. Conclusion: testing and testimony: Orviétan. Acknowledgments. Notes. Bibliography. Index
