The poison trials : wonder drugs, experiment, and the battle for authority in Renaissance science /: wonder drugs, experiment, and the battle for authority in Renaissance science. (2021)

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The poison trials : wonder drugs, experiment, and the battle for authority in Renaissance science /: wonder drugs, experiment, and the battle for authority in Renaissance science. (2021)
Main Title:
The poison trials : wonder drugs, experiment, and the battle for authority in Renaissance science
Further Information:
Note: Alisha Rankin.
Authors:
Rankin, Alisha Michelle
Contents:
Introduction: Caravita's Oil Part One: Authorities 1. Poison on Trial: Theriac 2. Condemned Bodies: Oleum Clementis Part Two: Experiments 3. Experimenting with Drugs: Mattioli's Scorpion Oil 4. To Cure a Thief: Silesian Terra Sigillata Part Three: Wonder Drugs 5. Powerful and Artful Substances: Bezoar Stone 6. A Universal Cure: The Panacea Amwaldina Conclusion: Testing and Testimony: Orviétan Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index.
Publisher Details:
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
Publication Date:
2021
Extent:
1 online resource
Subjects:
615.9
Poisons -- History
Toxicology, Experimental
Toxicity testing -- History
Science -- History
Languages:
English
ISBNs:
9780226744995
Related ISBNs:
9780226744711
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