Giovanni Aurelio Augurello  and Renaissance Alchemy
Subtitle: A Critical Edition of &lt;i>Chrysopoeia&lt;/i>and Other Alchemical Poems, with an Introduction, English Translation and Commentary
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9789004360051
Subjects: Alchemy; Italian poetry, history and criticism
Description: "In Giovanni Aurelio Augurello (1441-1524) and Renaissance Alchemy, Matteo Soranzo offers the first in-depth study of the life and works of Augurello, Italian alchemist, poet and art connoisseur from the time of Giorgione. Analysed, annotated and translated in English for the first time, Augurello's poetry reveals a unique blend of Late Medieval alchemical doctrines, Northern Italian antiquarianism and Marsilio Ficino's Platonism, enriching conventional narratives of Renaissance humanism"--