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Empiricism and Erudition in Early Modern Europe

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ID9308565
AuthorsGianna Pomata (0000-0003-4518-6139, Max Planck Society, corresponding author), Nancy G Siraisi (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Pamela H Smith (Columbia University)
Year2015
Volume3
Pages48-51
Publication date2015-12-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAestimatio Sources and Studies in the History of Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1549-4470 • E-ISSN: 1549-4489
PublisherInstitute for Research in Classical Philosophy and Science (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.33137/aestimatio.v3i0.25768
OpenAlexW655039316
LanguageEN
Citations received37

In 1596, the Roman physician Andrea Bacci published a natural history of wines containing staggeringly detailed descriptions of ancient Roman dinner parties drawn from his extensive reading as well as 'the authority. . . of various marble tombs' [336].Like his earlier works dealing with hot springs and the Tiber, this book seamlessly combined natural history, antiquarianism, and medicine; and ranged over many other subjects such as religious debates, the virtues of his patron, and present-day dining customs

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