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Law, Medicine and Engineering in the Cult of the Saints in Counter-Reformation Rome: The Hagiographical Works of Antonio Gallonio, 1556-1605

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This book shows how the sixteenth-century priest Antonio Gallonio engaged with law, medicine and engineering, to draw attention to saintly virtues. It exposes the tensions between a theocratic clergy and the self-assertion of secular professionals in the Italian Counter-Reformation

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9789004265134
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 354
  • Published:
  • January 29, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x23x239 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 680 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: September 13, 2025

Description of Law, Medicine and Engineering in the Cult of the Saints in Counter-Reformation Rome: The Hagiographical Works of Antonio Gallonio, 1556-1605

This book shows how the sixteenth-century priest Antonio Gallonio engaged with law, medicine and engineering, to draw attention to saintly virtues. It exposes the tensions between a theocratic clergy and the self-assertion of secular professionals in the Italian Counter-Reformation

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