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  • A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate

    Exploring the Cultural Significance of Popular Commodities in 17th-Century Europe

    by Simon Paulli ...
    Translated by R. James ...
    In "A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate," Simon Paulli delves into the cultural and medicinal significance of these four substances that captivated the early modern world. Written during the 17th century, the treatise combines empirical observation with Renaissance humanism, characterized by a blend of scientific inquiry and rich descriptive language. Paulli'Äôs work not only ... Read more

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    "Utopia" is a work of political philosophy and speculative fiction written by Sir Thomas More and first published in 1516. The book is set in the fictional island of Utopia and is presented as a dialogue between More himself and Raphael Hythloday, a traveler who claims to have visited the island.In "Utopia," More and Hythloday discuss various aspects of Utopian society, including its political ... Read more

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  • Moral letters to Lucilius Volume 3

    The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (English: Moral Epistles to Lucilius) is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's writings. In these letters, Seneca gives Lucilius tips on how to become a more devoted Stoic. Lucilius was, at that time, the ... Read more

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  • Peace of Mind

    by Seneca ...
    “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor the body.”- Seneca.Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate Animi) is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger during the years 49 to 62 A.D. It concerns the state of mind of Seneca's friend Annaeus Serenus, and how to cure Serenus of anxiety, worry and disgust with life.For the modern reader, this short, powerful work offers insight into how to think like a ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Athenaeus (Illustrated)

    by Athenaeus ...
    Series Book 83 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A rhetorician of the late second century, Athenaeus wrote ‘The Deipnosophistae’ (‘Dinner-Table Philosophers’), a fifteen-book encyclopaedia of information on the ancient world, preserving otherwise lost treasures from many important writers. The text is structured as a dialogue in the vein of Plato, offering an amusing account of a Greek symposium. ‘The Deipnosophistae’ details the many different ... Read more

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  • On the Happy Life

    by Seneca ...
    “True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”- Lucius Annaeus Seneca.De Vita Beata or On the Happy Life is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger around the year 58 AD. It was intended for his older brother Gallio, to whom Seneca also dedicated his dialogue entitled De Ira (On Anger). It is divided into 28 chapters that present the moral thoughts of ... Read more

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  • On Old Age

    by Cicero ...
    Its an essay on old age and death. Its rational and philosophical subject matter is embellished by beautiful language. This book is a luminous substantiation of Ciceros meticulous emblematic style. It is still popular as Ciceros powerful commentary over a very momentous issue of growing age with explanatory notes is astounding. Timeless! ... Read more

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  • A Lexicon of Alchemy

    Translated by Arthur Edward Waite ...
    Martinus Rulandus was a German physician and alchemist of the early 17th century. Arthur Edward Waite took over the task of translating this huge dictionary of alchemical definitions. This book contains thousands of entries and explains in detail every secret of alchemy. ... Read more

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  • Natural Magick

    This book has been so well applauded that it was forthwith translated into many Languages, as Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic; and passed through the hands of incomparable men.  Yet I am assured there will be many ignorant people, void of all serious matters, that will hate and envy these things and will rashly pronounce, that some of these experiments are not only false, but impossible to be ... Read more

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  • History of Embalming and of Preparations in Anatomy, Pathology, and Natural History

    by J.N. Gannal ...
    This is a history of the process of embalming dead bodies, something that people have been doing for thousands of years. From the preface: “I have considered it my duty to give here the details of the composition of the liquids employed, either as baths or injections, by the physician and naturalist; the interest of science imposing on me this obligation. But, as regards embalming, the same motive ... Read more

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  • Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro

    Marcus Porcius Cato (234 BC, Tusculum – 149 BC) was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Major, Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor, to distinguish him from his great-grandson, Cato the Younger. His manual on running a farm (De Agricultura or "On Farming")contained herein is his only work that survives completely. It is a ... Read more

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  • The Happy Life (Illustrated)

    by Seneca ...
    Translated by Aubrey Stewart ...
    The Happy Life is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger around the year 58 AD. It was intended for his older brother Gallio, to whom Seneca also dedicated his dialogue entitled De Ira ('On Anger'). It is divided into 28 chapters that present the moral thoughts of Seneca at their most mature. Seneca explains that the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reason – reason meant not only using ... Read more

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