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Arnaldus de Villa Nova or
Arnaldus de Villanueva,
Arnaldus Villanovanus,
Arnaud de Ville-Neuve or
Arnau de Vilanova, (ca.
1235 Valencia–
1311),
alchemist,
astrologer and
physician, appears to have been of
Catalan origin, and to have studied
chemistry,
medicine,
physics, and also
Arabic philosophy. After having lived at the court of
Aragon, he went to
Paris, where he gained a considerable reputation; but he incurred the enmity of the ecclesiastics and was forced to flee, finally finding an asylum in
Sicily. About
1313 he was summoned to
Avignon by
Pope Clement V, who was ill, but he died on the voyage.
He is credited with translating a number of medical texts from
Arabic, including works by
Ibn Sina (Avicenna),
Qusta ibn Luqa (Costa ben Luca), and
Galen. Many alchemical writings, including
Thesaurus Thesaurorum or
Rosarius Philosophorum,
Novum Lumen, and
Flos Florum, are also ascribed to him, but they're of very doubtful authenticity. Collected editions of them were published at Lyon in
1504 and
1532 (with a biography by
Symphorianus Campegius), at
Basel in
1585, at
Frankfurt in
1603, and at
Lyon in
1686. He is also the reputed author of various medical works, including
Breviarium Practicae. Among his rumoured achievements was the discovery of
carbon monoxide and pure
alcohol.
Liber de Vinis
The first wine book to be mass printed was de Villanova's
Liber de Vinis. Written from a predominantly medical view point, de Villanova's work covers a range of wine topics from the best circumstance for people to taste wine
"...in the morning after they've rinsed their mouths and eaten three or four bites of bread dipped in water" and never on a full or empty stomach, as well as remedies for wines that may have gone flat or those with bad smells. Wine is also recommended as treatment of various medical illnesses such
dementia and
sinus troubles.
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