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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Date
- 2022-08-01
- ISBN
- 9781789145137
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Reaktion Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1789145139
ISBN-13
9781789145137
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16057254958
Product Key Features
Book Title
Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christianity / Denominations, General, Historical
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Book Series
Medieval Lives Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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Another one of those solid and valuable pieces of scholarship that we have come to expect from Resnick and Kitchell--this time a book that manages to be both an accessible introduction and a useful companion to their heroic translation of Albertus Magnus' colossal On Animals ., Resnick and Kitchell, who have long toiled on the Albertian corpus, provide a lively, accessible introduction to his life and thought., Resnick and Kitchells Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature is a truly worthy tribute to the life and work of the Doctor universalis . One of the first of its kind in the Anglo-American research community, this book offers a reliable general introduction to Albertus Magnus and presents his view of the natural world to a wide audience., [A] compact and accessible work . . . if this is the culmination of Resnick and Kitchells work on Albert, it is a worthy capstone. They have created a world of resources that should provide fodder for the next generation of scholarship. It is hoped that a book such as this, aimed toward the student, will whet the appetite of future scholars in the study of the great Albert., St. Albert the Great's irrepressible interest in the natural world, and his encyclopaedic knowledge, is admirably charted in this new intellectual biography . . . Having translated both of Albert's works on animals, Resnick and Kitchell were ideally placed as biographers, and their volume is both informative and readable., Resnick and Kitchell have done heroic work in sorting out both the career of Albertus and the world he struggled to understand., Albertus Magnus?, the Dominican friar born sometime around 1200 and canonized in 1931, is often called the patron saint of natural scientists, but he might as well be called the patron saint of curiosity. The 38 volumes of his collected works cover not only theology, law and logic, but almost every science known to his era: zoology and botany, physiology and medicine, astronomy and astrology, geography, mineralogy--even its troublesome stepchild, alchemy. His interest in alchemy was the chief reason that his canonisation was so long delayed: it inspired a rich store of legends about his astonishing feats of magic. As the medievalist David Collins asked, is it Magnus or Magus, Albert the Great or Albert the Magician? Resnick and Kitchell, who have long toiled on the Albertian corpus, provide a lively, accessible introduction to his life and thought., This study of the natural philosophy of Albert the Great is as illuminating as its subject, whom the fourteenth-century Dominican Henry of Herford described as 'the brightest sun from among all of the philosophers of the whole of Christendom.' Resnick and Kitchell have masterfully filled a significant lacuna in anglophone scholarship on Albertus Magnus. Highly recommended.
Dewey Decimal
230.2092
Synopsis
As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural world led Pope Pius XII to declare Albertus the patron saint of the natural sciences. Dante Alighieri acknowledged a substantial debt to Albertus's work, and in The Divine Comedy placed him equal with his celebrated student and brother Dominican Thomas Aquinas. In this, the first full, scholarly biography in English for nearly a century, Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr narrate Albertus' key contributions to natural philosophy and the history of science, while also revealing the insights into medieval life and customs that his writings provide., The first comprehensive English-language biography of Albert the Great in a century. As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography, and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural world led Pope Pius XII to declare Albert the patron saint of the natural sciences. Dante Alighieri acknowledged a substantial debt to Albert's work, and in the Divine Comedy placed him equal with his celebrated student and brother Dominican, Thomas Aquinas. In this book, the first full, scholarly biography in English for nearly a century, Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr. narrate Albert's key contributions to natural philosophy and the history of science, while also revealing the insights into medieval life and customs that his writings provide.
LC Classification Number
BX4700.A375
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