The Anatomy of the Senses Natural Symbols in

This book is a brilliant account of medieval and early modern attitudes to the cosmos in general and the human body in particular, written by one of the foremost historians of folklore and popular beliefs in Europe today.

Piero Camporesi is Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Bologna.

The Hieroglyphic for Pleasure
Plants as Symbols
The Cursed Cheese
The ""Stupendous Abstinences""
The ""Dreadful Desire to Study.""
The Anatomy of Emptiness
""Juicy, Soft and Flexible.""
Retarded Knowledge
Index
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The Anatomy of the Senses Natural Symbols in Medieval and Early Modern Italy

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