Matteo Martelli
Biographic Data
| ID | 5826128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matteo Martelli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matteo |
| FAMILY NAME | Martelli |
| SIGNATURE | MARTELLI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bologna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2996-3826 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Chemical arts and religion in Antiquity. An introduction
Introduction
Alchemical lexica in Syriac
Technical terminology and Decknamen represent key hallmarks of the alchemical literature in different traditions. The opacity of this vocabulary makes the reading of alchemical texts difficult and, in order to cope with similar challenges, Byzantine, Syriac and Arabic scholars soon started compiling technical vocabularies. In my paper I shall investigate two (partially overlapping) lexica, which open the BL Syriac alchemical MSS Egerton 709 and O…
Ancient handbooks and Graeco-Egyptian collections of alchemical recipes
A fluid terminology was used in antiquity to refer to scientific or philosophical writings that, in some respects, may be equated with what one would call today a handbook or manual. In particular, this paper will explore a group of treatises that may be counted as examples of ancient encheiridia , a Greek term that could mean ‘hand-knife’, ‘handbook’ and even ‘napkin, towel’. All these meanings have something to tell us about the nature and the …
Collezione di sguardi
il quale ripercorre quell'incontro sorprendente, l'itinerario di riflessione compiuto insieme agli artisti e la maniera attraverso la quale quell'avventura diede luogo a un inedito e saltellante abbecedario del paesaggio italiano (
Gianni Celati, lo spazio d’assenza e Gianni Celati, lo spazio d’assenza e il negativo del visibile
En proposant une relecture des dernières pages de l’essai de Gianni Celati « Collezione di spazi » dans lesquelles l’écrivain vise à une lecture des sculptures d’Alberto Giacometti et de Rachel Whiteread, nous abordons le thème du négatif du visible et des espaces d’absence que les œuvres de ces artistes offrent au regard. En parallèle avec la pensée de Maurice Merleau-Ponty, notre analyse montre que Celati développe une expérience personnelle de…
Alchemy, Medicine and Religion
This paper explores the role played by Egyptian priests, daimons and medicine in Zosimus of Panopolis' (third to fourth century CE) alchemical discourse. By translating and commenting on some relevant passages of his oeuvre, preserved either in Greek or in Syriac translation, I will discuss three key-aspects of the cultural and mythological framework in which Zosimus placed the alchemical practice: 1. the socalled 'well-timed tinctures' and their…
Sulphur
Native sulphur served a variety of purposes in different areas of expertise: metallurgy, medicine, warfare, agriculture, dyeing processes. Already mentioned in Egyptian and Mesopotamian sources, it is referred to by various Greco‐Roman authors in their writings, from Homer to Aristotle, Pliny the Elder, and Late Antique Greco‐Egyptian alchemists.
The Four Books of Pseudo-Democritus
Versione rielaborata e ampliata della precedente edizione italiana ("Pseudo-Democrito, scritti alchemici con il commentario di Sinesio"). L'introduzione e il commento alle opere sono stati stato completamente rivisti; i testi greci sono stati revisionati e tradotti in inglese; nuova edizione delle versioni siriache e latine (finora inedite) dei testi dello Pseudo-Democrito e Sinesio.
The Alchemy of Glass. Counterfeit, Imitation and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking
Book Review
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The Alchemy of Glass. Counterfeit, Imitation and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking
Book Review
The Four Books of Pseudo-Democritus
Versione rielaborata e ampliata della precedente edizione italiana ("Pseudo-Democrito, scritti alchemici con il commentario di Sinesio"). L'introduzione e il commento alle opere sono stati stato completamente rivisti; i testi greci sono stati revisionati e tradotti in inglese; nuova edizione delle versioni siriache e latine (finora inedite) dei testi dello Pseudo-Democrito e Sinesio.
Sulphur
Native sulphur served a variety of purposes in different areas of expertise: metallurgy, medicine, warfare, agriculture, dyeing processes. Already mentioned in Egyptian and Mesopotamian sources, it is referred to by various Greco‐Roman authors in their writings, from Homer to Aristotle, Pliny the Elder, and Late Antique Greco‐Egyptian alchemists.
Alchemy, Medicine and Religion
This paper explores the role played by Egyptian priests, daimons and medicine in Zosimus of Panopolis' (third to fourth century CE) alchemical discourse. By translating and commenting on some relevant passages of his oeuvre, preserved either in Greek or in Syriac translation, I will discuss three key-aspects of the cultural and mythological framework in which Zosimus placed the alchemical practice: 1. the socalled 'well-timed tinctures' and their…
Ancient handbooks and Graeco-Egyptian collections of alchemical recipes
A fluid terminology was used in antiquity to refer to scientific or philosophical writings that, in some respects, may be equated with what one would call today a handbook or manual. In particular, this paper will explore a group of treatises that may be counted as examples of ancient encheiridia , a Greek term that could mean ‘hand-knife’, ‘handbook’ and even ‘napkin, towel’. All these meanings have something to tell us about the nature and the …
Collezione di sguardi
il quale ripercorre quell'incontro sorprendente, l'itinerario di riflessione compiuto insieme agli artisti e la maniera attraverso la quale quell'avventura diede luogo a un inedito e saltellante abbecedario del paesaggio italiano (
Gianni Celati, lo spazio d’assenza e Gianni Celati, lo spazio d’assenza e il negativo del visibile
En proposant une relecture des dernières pages de l’essai de Gianni Celati « Collezione di spazi » dans lesquelles l’écrivain vise à une lecture des sculptures d’Alberto Giacometti et de Rachel Whiteread, nous abordons le thème du négatif du visible et des espaces d’absence que les œuvres de ces artistes offrent au regard. En parallèle avec la pensée de Maurice Merleau-Ponty, notre analyse montre que Celati développe une expérience personnelle de…
Alchemical lexica in Syriac
Technical terminology and Decknamen represent key hallmarks of the alchemical literature in different traditions. The opacity of this vocabulary makes the reading of alchemical texts difficult and, in order to cope with similar challenges, Byzantine, Syriac and Arabic scholars soon started compiling technical vocabularies. In my paper I shall investigate two (partially overlapping) lexica, which open the BL Syriac alchemical MSS Egerton 709 and O…
Chemical arts and religion in Antiquity. An introduction
Introduction
Art (9 works) · Alchemy (5 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Literature (5 works) · Classics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works)