L'Alchimie a la Cour de Come Ier de Medicis - Hardcover

by Alfredo Perifano (Author)

Cosimo I de' Medici had an ingenious knack for putting culture and science in the service of politics. The alchemical experiments he commissioned shaped the image of a physician and philosopher prince. This work is a significant contribution to the history of Medici cultural policy and emblematics.