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Levinus Lemnius

April 16, 2024

Levinus Lemnius [1] (20 May 1505 in Zierikzee – 1 July 1568 in Zierikzee) was a Dutch physician and author.[2]

Levinus Lemnius
Title page of the 1573 edition of De occultis naturae miraculis (Cologne).
The Secret Miracles of Nature, title page from 1658 of the edition published by John Streater.

Life edit

Lemnius studied medicine at the University of Leuven under Rembert Dodoens and Konrad Gesner;[3] and under Vesalius at Padua.[4] He also travelled to Switzerland and England.[5] After his wife's death, he became a priest.[3]

Works edit

  • Occulta naturae miracula (1559, Antwerp)[6][7][8] by the University and State Library Düsseldorf) This was translated as De gli occvlti miracoli, Les Occultes Merveilles et Secretz de Nature (online text, The secret miracles of nature, and Wunderbarliche Geheimnisse der Natur online text).
  • De habitu et constitutione corporis (1561, Antwerp).[9] As The Touchstone of Complexions (1576) (translation into English by Thomas Newton)[10]
  • Herbarum atque arborum quae in Bibliis passim obviae sunt et ex quibus sacri vates similitudines desumunt. In English as An Herbal for the Bible (1579, Newton translation).[10]
  • De miraculis occultis naturae : libri IIII (1611, Francofurti)[11] by the University and State Library Düsseldorf

His Occulta naturae miracula, a book of secrets, is his best-known work. It ran through many editions and was widely translated from Latin. It drew on classical sources, particularly Aristotle. Lemnius was influenced, too, by the "airs, waters, places" doctrine from the Hippocratic Corpus.[12] The work attempted to reconcile natural philosophy as found in classical sources with Christian doctrine, particularly on generation and reproduction, while emphasising extraordinary aspects.[13] His humoral theory was complex, with phlegm being divided into four, and the other humours also being subdivided.[14]

He is credited with first mentioning in this work of staining of bone, with madder root.[15] In the same work he gives credence to the theory of maternal impression;[16] his theory of teratology connects the Aristotelian theory of generation with birth defects.[17] He contributed to demonology, with Johann Weyer, by suggesting that mental illness and disturbance could be physically caused, rather than being a result of outside influence.[18] He also credited Solomon with the invention of the magnetic compass.[19]

This work in some form had a lifetime of nearly four centuries. It was later combined with a German manual on midwifery by Jakob Rüff, to create Aristotle's Masterpiece, a 17th-century work in English of advice on sex and reproduction, still sold in later editions in the 1930s.[20]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also Lenneus or Lennius, originally Lievin Lemnes or Lemmens or Lemse (and also Dutch Livinus of Lieven); in Italian known as Levinio Lennio or Lemmio; in England in the 16th century as Levine Lemnie.
  2. ^ "CERL Thesaurus". data.cerl.org.
  3. ^ a b "Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Deel 8 · dbnl". DBNL.
  4. ^ Klaniczay, Tibor; Kushner, Eva; Chavy, Paul (January 1, 2000). L'époque de la Renaissance: 1400-1600. John Benjamins Publishing. ISBN 9027234469 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  6. ^ Lemnius, Levinus (December 25, 1583). "De miracvlis occvltis natvrae libri IIII : item, De vita cvm animi et corporis incolvmitate recte institvenda liber vnvs : illi quidem iam postremum emendati, & aliquot capitibus aucti : hic verò nunquam antehac editus". Coloniae Agrippinae : Apud Theodorum Baumium ... – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ World Cat; subsequent Latin editions as De occultis naturae miraculis.
  8. ^ "DFG-Viewer: Levini Lemnii occulta naturae miracula Occulta naturae miracula, ac varia rerum documenta <dt.> Wunderbarliche Geheimnisse der Natur in des Menschen Leibe und Seel, auch in vielen andern natürlichen Dingen als Steinen, Ertzt, Gewechs und Thieren ..." dfg-viewer.de.
  9. ^ Lemnius, Levinus (December 25, 1561). De habitu et constitutione corporis, quam Greci kradin, triviales complexionem vocant, libri duo. Omnibus quibus secunda valetudo curae est, apprime necessarii, ex quibus cuique proclive erit corporis sui conditionem, animique motus, ac totius conservandae sanitatis rationem adamussim cognoscere ... Apud Guilielmum Simonem. OCLC 029237871.
  10. ^ a b Braden, Gordon. "Newton, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20069. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ "DFG-Viewer: De miraculis occultis naturae Occulta naturae miracula, ac varia rerum documenta". dfg-viewer.de.
  12. ^ Goodey, CF (2004). ""Foolishness" in early modern medicine and the concept of intellectual disability". Med Hist. 48 (3): 289–310. doi:10.1017/s002572730000764x. PMC 547918. PMID 16021927.
  13. ^ "Books & Babies: Communicating Reproduction".
  14. ^ From The Touchstone of Complexions; J. B. Bamborough, The Little World of Man (1952), p. 59.
  15. ^ Brian Keith Hall, Bones and Cartilage: developmental and evolutionary skeletal biology (2005), p. 433.
  16. ^ "Linguaggio Globale - Indice Generale - Hotel Parigi". www.parishotelsweb.com.
  17. ^ http://www.digitalsilesia.eu/Content/23006/inscription_on_the_body.pdf, pp.33–4.
  18. ^ Adam Crabtree, The Transition to Secular Psychotherapy: Hypnosis and the Alternate-Consciousness Paradigm, p. 555, Ch. 19 in History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology 2008, Section Three, Part 4, 555-586, doi:10.1007/978-0-387-34708-0_19
  19. ^ Paul Fleury Mottelay, A Bibliographical History of Electricity and Magnetism (1922), p. 5; online.
  20. ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2011-07-16.

Further reading edit

  • Edwin S. Morby, Levinus Lemnius and Leo Suabius in La Dorotea, Hispanic Review Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr., 1952), pp. 108–122. Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press. Stable URL: Levinus Lemnius and Leo Suabius in La Dorotea.
  • Hamlet and the Secret Miracles of Nature, Notes and Queries (1994) 41 (1): 38–41. HAMLET AND THE SECRET MIRACLES OF NATURE, doi:10.1093/nq/41.1.38.

External links edit

  Media related to Levinus Lemnius at Wikimedia Commons

  • (in Italian) summagallicana.it

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Levinus Lemnius 1 20 May 1505 in Zierikzee 1 July 1568 in Zierikzee was a Dutch physician and author 2 Levinus LemniusTitle page of the 1573 edition of De occultis naturae miraculis Cologne The Secret Miracles of Nature title page from 1658 of the edition published by John Streater Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife editLemnius studied medicine at the University of Leuven under Rembert Dodoens and Konrad Gesner 3 and under Vesalius at Padua 4 He also travelled to Switzerland and England 5 After his wife s death he became a priest 3 Works editOcculta naturae miracula 1559 Antwerp 6 7 8 by the University and State Library Dusseldorf This was translated as De gli occvlti miracoli Les Occultes Merveilles et Secretz de Nature online text The secret miracles of nature and Wunderbarliche Geheimnisse der Natur online text De habitu et constitutione corporis 1561 Antwerp 9 As The Touchstone of Complexions 1576 translation into English by Thomas Newton 10 Herbarum atque arborum quae in Bibliis passim obviae sunt et ex quibus sacri vates similitudines desumunt In English as An Herbal for the Bible 1579 Newton translation 10 De miraculis occultis naturae libri IIII 1611 Francofurti 11 by the University and State Library DusseldorfHis Occulta naturae miracula a book of secrets is his best known work It ran through many editions and was widely translated from Latin It drew on classical sources particularly Aristotle Lemnius was influenced too by the airs waters places doctrine from the Hippocratic Corpus 12 The work attempted to reconcile natural philosophy as found in classical sources with Christian doctrine particularly on generation and reproduction while emphasising extraordinary aspects 13 His humoral theory was complex with phlegm being divided into four and the other humours also being subdivided 14 He is credited with first mentioning in this work of staining of bone with madder root 15 In the same work he gives credence to the theory of maternal impression 16 his theory of teratology connects the Aristotelian theory of generation with birth defects 17 He contributed to demonology with Johann Weyer by suggesting that mental illness and disturbance could be physically caused rather than being a result of outside influence 18 He also credited Solomon with the invention of the magnetic compass 19 This work in some form had a lifetime of nearly four centuries It was later combined with a German manual on midwifery by Jakob Ruff to create Aristotle s Masterpiece a 17th century work in English of advice on sex and reproduction still sold in later editions in the 1930s 20 Notes edit Also Lenneus or Lennius originally Lievin Lemnes or Lemmens or Lemse and also Dutch Livinus of Lieven in Italian known as Levinio Lennio or Lemmio in England in the 16th century as Levine Lemnie CERL Thesaurus data cerl org a b Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek Deel 8 dbnl DBNL Klaniczay Tibor Kushner Eva Chavy Paul January 1 2000 L epoque de la Renaissance 1400 1600 John Benjamins Publishing ISBN 9027234469 via Google Books Zierikzee Monumentenstad Vroeger Personen Oud Zierikzeeenaars Lieven Lemse Archived from the original on 2011 08 09 Retrieved 2011 07 16 Lemnius Levinus December 25 1583 De miracvlis occvltis natvrae libri IIII item De vita cvm animi et corporis incolvmitate recte institvenda liber vnvs illi quidem iam postremum emendati amp aliquot capitibus aucti hic vero nunquam antehac editus Coloniae Agrippinae Apud Theodorum Baumium via Internet Archive World Cat subsequent Latin editions as De occultis naturae miraculis DFG Viewer Levini Lemnii occulta naturae miracula Occulta naturae miracula ac varia rerum documenta lt dt gt Wunderbarliche Geheimnisse der Natur in des Menschen Leibe und Seel auch in vielen andern naturlichen Dingen als Steinen Ertzt Gewechs und Thieren dfg viewer de Lemnius Levinus December 25 1561 De habitu et constitutione corporis quam Greci kradin triviales complexionem vocant libri duo Omnibus quibus secunda valetudo curae est apprime necessarii ex quibus cuique proclive erit corporis sui conditionem animique motus ac totius conservandae sanitatis rationem adamussim cognoscere Apud Guilielmum Simonem OCLC 029237871 a b Braden Gordon Newton Thomas Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 20069 Subscription or UK public library membership required DFG Viewer De miraculis occultis naturae Occulta naturae miracula ac varia rerum documenta dfg viewer de Goodey CF 2004 Foolishness in early modern medicine and the concept of intellectual disability Med Hist 48 3 289 310 doi 10 1017 s002572730000764x PMC 547918 PMID 16021927 Books amp Babies Communicating Reproduction From The Touchstone of Complexions J B Bamborough The Little World of Man 1952 p 59 Brian Keith Hall Bones and Cartilage developmental and evolutionary skeletal biology 2005 p 433 Linguaggio Globale Indice Generale Hotel Parigi www parishotelsweb com http www digitalsilesia eu Content 23006 inscription on the body pdf pp 33 4 Adam Crabtree The Transition to Secular Psychotherapy Hypnosis and the Alternate Consciousness Paradigm p 555 Ch 19 in History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology 2008 Section Three Part 4 555 586 doi 10 1007 978 0 387 34708 0 19 Paul Fleury Mottelay A Bibliographical History of Electricity and Magnetism 1922 p 5 online Books amp Babies Communicating Reproduction Archived from the original on 2017 03 12 Retrieved 2011 07 16 Further reading editEdwin S Morby Levinus Lemnius and Leo Suabius in La Dorotea Hispanic Review Vol 20 No 2 Apr 1952 pp 108 122 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Stable URL Levinus Lemnius and Leo Suabius in La Dorotea Hamlet and the Secret Miracles of Nature Notes and Queries 1994 41 1 38 41 HAMLET AND THE SECRET MIRACLES OF NATURE doi 10 1093 nq 41 1 38 External links edit nbsp Media related to Levinus Lemnius at Wikimedia Commons in Italian summagallicana 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