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A full translation of Camillo Leonardi's Speculum Lapidum, with an introduction and annotations. Examines the role that medical astrology and astral magic played in the life of an Italian court in the early modern period.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leonardi, Camillo, active 1502 (Author)
Other Authors: Leopardi, Liliana (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Latin.
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023].
Series:Magic in history.
Subjects:
Precious stones > Early works to 1800.
Gems > Religious aspects > Early works to 1800.
Lapidaries (Medieval literature) > Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric > Early works to 1800.
Description
Summary:A full translation of Camillo Leonardi's Speculum Lapidum, with an introduction and annotations. Examines the role that medical astrology and astral magic played in the life of an Italian court in the early modern period.
Physical Description:222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271095394
0271095393