{"product_id":"dantes-visions-crossing-sights-on-natural-philosophy-theory-of-vision-and-medicine-in-the-divine-comedy-and-beyond-paperback","title":"Dante's Visions: Crossing Sights on Natural Philosophy, Theory of Vision, and Medicine in the Divine Comedy and Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecilia Panti\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarco Piccolino\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDante's Visions: Crossing Sights on Natural Philosophy, Theory of Vision, and Medicine in the Divine Comedy and Beyond \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fascinating insight into Dante's engagement with the science of his time, particularly with visual perception and neurological disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecilia Panti \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History of medieval philosophy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy). Her research interests in the fields of philosophy, optics, theory of music, and the quadrivium are featured in numerous academic journals and collective volumes. Her publications include editions of Robert Grosseteste's cosmological treatises (2001) and his \u003ci\u003eDe luce\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); Johannes Tinctoris' \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Music\u003c\/i\u003e (2004); a volume on acoustics in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages (2008); and the special issues of the journals \u003ci\u003eMicrologus: Nature, Sciences and Medieval Societies\u003c\/i\u003e ('Latin and Arabic Theory of Perspective', Volume 29, 2021) and \u003ci\u003eRevista Española de Filosofía Medieval\u003c\/i\u003e ('Robert Grosseteste and Aristotelianism', Volume 30\/1, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarco Piccolino \u003c\/b\u003ehas taught general physiology and the history of science at the University of Ferrara (Italy), where he is currently a member of the Centre of Neuroscience. He is a neurophysiologist who has conducted significant research in the physiology of the retina, publishing his results in prestigious international journals, including \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written several volumes on the history of electrophysiology and sensory physiology, notably \u003ci\u003eThe Shocking History of Electric Fishes: From Ancient Epochs to the Birth of Modern Neurophysiology \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) with Stanley Finger; \u003ci\u003eShocking Frogs: Galvani, Volta, and the Electric Origins of Neuroscience \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) with Marco Bresadola; and \u003ci\u003eGalileo's Visions: Piercing the Spheres of the Heavens by Eye and Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), with Nicholas J. Wade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894270591197,"sku":"9781032535579","price":126.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/WtsfOlMzpl9781032535579.webp?v=1790758360","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/dantes-visions-crossing-sights-on-natural-philosophy-theory-of-vision-and-medicine-in-the-divine-comedy-and-beyond-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}