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Letters on Natural Philosophy

Letters on Natural Philosophy ambix, 2023, 1–2 Book Review Letters on Natural Philosophy.ByCAMILLA ERCULIANI. Edited by ELEONORA CARINCI. Translated by HANNAH MARCUS. Foreword by PAULA FINDLEN. Pp. 201, illus., index. The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe Series. Iter Press: New York, Toronto. 2021. £34.00 (paperback). ISBN: 978-1-649590-02-2. In 1584, a female apothecary in Padua named Camilla Erculiani published a series of philo- sophical letters between herself and two male correspondents. The exchange gave Erculiani’s unique perspective on matters of natural philosophy, theology, and medicine, and it show- cased her grounding in the writings of Aristotle, Plato, and Galen as well as her familiarity with the Bible. Her remarkable publication was one of the few texts on natural philosophy from a woman writer in early modern Europe. Published in Poland in a small print run, it (probably intentionally) reached a limited audience in her own day and, even so, got her into trouble with the Inquisition. Now this excellent English edition allows modern readers to discover what their early modern counterparts may have missed. Edited by Eleo- nora Carinci, the book includes Hannah Marcus’ translation of Erculiani’s Letters and addi- tional documents, Carinci’s introduction and footnotes to these texts, and a foreword by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ambix Taylor & Francis

Letters on Natural Philosophy

Ambix , Volume 70 (3): 2 – Jul 3, 2023
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© 2023 Alisha Rankin
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1745-8234
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0002-6980
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10.1080/00026980.2023.2205213
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ambix, 2023, 1–2 Book Review Letters on Natural Philosophy.ByCAMILLA ERCULIANI. Edited by ELEONORA CARINCI. Translated by HANNAH MARCUS. Foreword by PAULA FINDLEN. Pp. 201, illus., index. The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe Series. Iter Press: New York, Toronto. 2021. £34.00 (paperback). ISBN: 978-1-649590-02-2. In 1584, a female apothecary in Padua named Camilla Erculiani published a series of philo- sophical letters between herself and two male correspondents. The exchange gave Erculiani’s unique perspective on matters of natural philosophy, theology, and medicine, and it show- cased her grounding in the writings of Aristotle, Plato, and Galen as well as her familiarity with the Bible. Her remarkable publication was one of the few texts on natural philosophy from a woman writer in early modern Europe. Published in Poland in a small print run, it (probably intentionally) reached a limited audience in her own day and, even so, got her into trouble with the Inquisition. Now this excellent English edition allows modern readers to discover what their early modern counterparts may have missed. Edited by Eleo- nora Carinci, the book includes Hannah Marcus’ translation of Erculiani’s Letters and addi- tional documents, Carinci’s introduction and footnotes to these texts, and a foreword by

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