Isabella CORTESE
16th century
Fields: Chemistry, Alchemy
Born: in 16th century
Death: in 16th century
Main achievements: Author of the book I secreti della signora Isabella Cortese.
Isabella Cortese was an Italian alchemist and writer of the Renaissance. In 1561, her book I secreti della signora Isabella Cortese first appeared in print in Venice and it introduced alchemy to a wider readership.
In it were medical and cosmetic remedies, advice for how to run a household and discussion of how to turn metal into gold. It was a popular book, which went through several editions into the seventeenth century. She also stated to have learned more from traveling than from reading older texts about the subject.
Isabella Cortese was an Italian alchemist and writer of the Renaissance. In 1561, her book I secreti della signora Isabella Cortese first appeared in print in Venice and it introduced alchemy to a wider readership.
In it were medical and cosmetic remedies, advice for how to run a household and discussion of how to turn metal into gold. It was a popular book, which went through several editions into the seventeenth century. She also stated to have learned more from traveling than from reading older texts about the subject.