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Author Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566.

Uniform Title Discorsi della vita sobria. English
Title The art of living long [electronic resource] / Louis Cornaro ; 1903 English translation by William F. Butler.

Imprint New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2005.

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Description xiv, 136 p. : ill.
Series Classics in longevity and aging series
Classics in longevity and aging series.
Note "In cooperation with the International Longevity Center."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents To Louis Cornaro / Randall -- Addison in the Spectator, October 13, 1711 -- Renaissance paths to prolongevity: Cornaro and Bacon -- The live and writings of Louis Cornaro -- The temperate life by Louis Cornaro -- First discourse -- Second discourse -- Third discourse -- Fourth Discourse -- Selections from Lord Bacon's History of life and death, etc. -- Selections from Sir William Temple's Health and long life, etc. -- A short history of the Cornaro Family -- Some account of eminent Cornaros -- Gamba's eulogy upon Louis Cornaro -- Lovarini's The villas erected by Louis Cornaro.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Longevity.
Longevity -- Early works to 1800.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719.
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.
International Longevity Center.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0826126952

 
    
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