{"id":1149,"date":"2021-10-23T10:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T08:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beatricebarzaghi.it\/approfondimento-storico-artistico\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T23:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T21:02:20","slug":"historical-artistic-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beatricebarzaghi.it\/en\/historical-artistic-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical-artistic approach"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_right=&#8221;yes&#8221; tablet_fullwidth_cols=&#8221;yes&#8221; wpex_fixed_bg=&#8221;fixed&#8221; local_scroll_id=&#8221;home-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634975786313{background: #000000 url(https:\/\/www.beatricebarzaghi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Hortus-sanitatis-litoterapia-medievale-1483.jpg?id=528) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; visibility=&#8221;hidden-phone&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row visibility=&#8221;hidden-phone&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Medieval Lithotherapy illustrated in Hortus sanitatis, 1483.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row visibility=&#8221;visible-phone&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;528&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Medieval Lithotherapy illustrated in Hortus sanitatis, 1483.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:5px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:45|tl:40|tp:25&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HISTORICAL-ARTISTIC APPROACH<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>From the classical world to the Middle Ages<\/strong>, the properties and effects of minerals were the subject of religious, philosophical and alchemical speculation.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <strong>Old Testament of the Bible <\/strong>describes the <strong>Rational of Judgement<\/strong>, an ornament set with <strong>12 precious stones to <\/strong>symbolize the <strong>12 tribes of Israel. <\/strong>This vestment was worn by the high priest when he had to make decisions of great importance. The Jews in particular believed that <strong>amethyst <\/strong>could help the priest connect with the Divine and make wise decisions.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;529&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Rational of Judgement, ornament of the chief rabbi described in the Bible.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Christian culture <\/strong>associated a stone with each of the 12 apostles, and <strong>amethyst <\/strong>was also recognized as having the <strong>power to connect with the<\/strong> <strong>Divine<\/strong>, which is why it has always been used for the <strong>ornaments of bishops <\/strong>and cardinals.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;530&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>14th century amethyst and gold bishop&#8217;s ring<\/em>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It dates back to <strong>1500 BC<\/strong> the<em> <strong>&#8216;Ebers Papyrus&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><strong>, <\/strong>a manuscript found in Egypt <strong>where therapeutic programs<\/strong> were reported that included the administration of <strong>precious stones <\/strong>and minerals such as alabaster, antimony, hematite, lapis lazuli, iron, lead, copper, natron, &#8216;statues scrapes&#8217; and copper &#8216;green&#8217;.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;531&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Ebers Papyrus of 1500 BC provides Egyptian medicinal remedies containing gems and metals.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As for <strong>India<\/strong>, the <strong>Vedic texts of the Garuda Purana <\/strong>and the <strong>Graha-gocara Jyautisha, <\/strong>in which the origin and <strong>therapeutic <\/strong><strong>characteristics of 14 gems<\/strong> are described, date back to the <strong>first millennium BC. <\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;532&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Garuda Purana, Indian text from 1000 BC illustrating the therapeutic properties of 14 gems.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row visibility=&#8221;hidden-phone&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;533&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pliny&#8217;s \u201cNaturalis Historia\u201d, editio princeps, Venice, Giovanni da Spira, 1469.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stones were acknowledged for their precise therapeutic influence, specific for each pathology, as reported in <strong>Pliny&#8217;s \u201c<em>Naturalis Historia\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(books XXXIII to XXXVII). For example, in <strong>book 37, par. 28 <\/strong>of the <em>Naturalis Historia, <\/em>medical uses of crystals to cauterize and promote <strong>wound healing <\/strong>are illustrated; in <strong>par. 44 <\/strong>he reports the use of <strong>amber <\/strong>to heal <strong>tonsillitis <\/strong>and sore <strong>throats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row visibility=&#8221;visible-phone&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stones were acknowledged for their precise therapeutic influence, specific for each pathology, as reported in <strong>Pliny&#8217;s \u201c<em>Naturalis Historia\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(books XXXIII to XXXVII). For example, in <strong>book 37, par. 28 <\/strong>of the <em>Naturalis Historia, <\/em>medical uses of crystals to cauterize and promote <strong>wound healing <\/strong>are illustrated; in <strong>par. 44 <\/strong>he reports the use of <strong>amber <\/strong>to heal <strong>tonsillitis <\/strong>and sore <strong>throats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;533&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pliny&#8217;s \u201cNaturalis Historia\u201d, editio princeps, Venice, Giovanni da Spira, 1469.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In <strong>Theophrastus&#8217; Treatise &#8220;On Rocks&#8221;, <\/strong>in addition to a systematic treatment of the physical characteristics of <strong>rocks<\/strong>, the author refers <strong>in paragraphs 23 and 24<\/strong> to the therapeutic effects of <strong>emeralds <\/strong>on the <strong>eyes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;537&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Theophrastus 371-287 BC, Lesbos-Athens.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Conversely, in <strong>ancient China, <\/strong>evidence of the use of <strong>minerals <\/strong>by <strong>traditional Chinese medicine is provided by the discovery of <\/strong>a <strong>medicine found in a family tomb of the Song dynasty, <\/strong>as described in the following article: &#8216;<em>Discovery of ancient mineral medicine in the Lv family tomb of the Northern Song dynasty (1074-1111 ce)<\/em>&#8216;, <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/action\/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Gong%2C+Y\">Y. Gong <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/action\/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Li%2C+C\">C. Li Y<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/action\/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Zhang%2C+Y\">. Zhang <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/action\/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Gong%2C+D\">D. Gong <\/a>(sept 2018). [&#8220;<em>Calomel (Hg2Cl2) and calcined stalactite\/stalagmite were identified, and they presumably served as a traditional Chinese medicine for curing &#8216;Jiaoqi&#8217; disease which is often referenced in contemporary historical texts. This paper provides the first direct evidence for minerals being used for medical purposes in ancient China, and also proves its medical effect for relieving the symptoms of Lv Qianrong&#8217;s Jiaoqi disease. These findings further provide new clues for studying Chinese medical history<\/em>.&#8221;]\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;538&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Container of mineral remedies found in China in a tomb of the Song dynasty 1074-1111 AD.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As for <strong>ancient Persia<\/strong>, the fundamental contribution of <strong>Avicenna <\/strong>(<strong>Ibn-Sina<\/strong>) (980-1037) expanded the boundaries of knowledge with his colossal work <strong>Kitab AI-Shifa, <\/strong>an encyclopedic treatise on philosophy and natural sciences consisting of eighteen volumes written between 1014 and 1020 and divulged in 1027, as well as the fundamental <strong>&#8216;Canon of Medicine&#8217;.<\/strong> Known above all for his studies in philosophy and medicine, so much so that he is considered the father of modern medicine, Avicenna was most likely born in a region of present-day Afghanistan, where he began his education on the writings of Aristotle. In the fifth section of Part II of the above-mentioned work, in the essay Mineralogy and Meteorology, Avicenna summarizes the entire <strong>Eastern knowledge about the Earth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;539&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Avicenna, Canon of Medicine, 1597.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The only parts of his monumental encyclopedia, translated in medieval times, of which we have any record are the treatises on logic (<em>Logica<\/em>), philosophy (<em>Sufficientia <\/em>or <em>Communia naturalium <\/em>and <em>Metaphysics<\/em>) and psychology (Liber IV <em>Naturalium<\/em>). The last of these books comprises six chapters, each of which is dedicated to natural processes: 1) formation of mountains; 2) role of mountains in cloud formation; 3) groundwater; 4) origin of earthquakes; 5) formation of minerals; 6) <strong>different types of land.<\/strong> In this last chapter, the author divides the Earth&#8217;s materials into four groups: 1) stones and earths; 2) metals; 3) combustible materials and sulphureous minerals; 4) salts. Conversely, his <strong>Canon of Medicine <\/strong>is divided into five books (<em>Book I, general anatomy and the principles of medicine; Book II, pharmacology; Book III, diseases of the special organs; Book IV, general medical conditions; and <strong>Book V, formulary<\/strong><\/em>), the fifth of which is a <strong>formulary of medicines<\/strong> in which he discusses, among other things, the <strong>specific mineral remedies suitable for specific diseases<\/strong> and is still used to guide scientific research (as shown in the article cited below).<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cIbn-Sina&#8217;s life and contributions to medicinal therapies of kidney calculi\u201d, <\/strong><strong>Pouya Faridi<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Jamshid Roozbeh<\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>Abdoali <\/u><\/strong>(full text <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Mohagheghzadeh+A&amp;cauthor_id=22976258\">here<\/a>)<strong> September 2012, Iranian Journal of kidney diseases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c<em>Ibn-Sina (commonly known as Avicenna) is one of the most famous and influential scientists in the history of medicine. The Canon of Medicine, which is his most celebrated book in medicine, presents a summary of all the medical knowledge of his time. Ibn-Sina wrote a complete section about kidney calculi in his book. Totally, 65 herbal, 8 animal, and <strong>4 mineral medicines<\/strong> are mentioned in the Canon of Medicine as beneficial drugs for dissolving, expelling, and preventing kidney calculi. Ibn-Sina introduced very advanced drug designing based on drug delivery, targeting the organ, deposition in the site of action, pain control, wound healing, clearance after action, and supporting the organ. <strong>Using Ibn-Sina&#8217;s ideas help scientists to choose better drugs with a historical background to reduce the cost of therapies and research projects<\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Albertus Magnus of Bollst <\/strong>a.D. (1206-1280), wrote the <strong>essay \u201c<em>De Mineralibus<\/em>\u201d<\/strong>. The work consists of five books, the first and second of which are devoted to stones, the third and fourth to metals, and the last to intermediates, this term meaning <em>res naturales <\/em>with the characteristics of both. The organization of the treatise is typically that of a medieval herbarium, with minerals and rocks arranged in alphabetical order, followed by morphological characteristics, physical properties and places of discovery. <strong>Beliefs about the magical and curative powers of certain minerals<\/strong> and stones finally enrich Albertus Magnus&#8217; <em>lapidarium<\/em>, adding to the beliefs of the medieval age.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;540&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:18|tl:19|tp:19|pl:15|pp:15&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Albertus Magnus, De mineralibus et rebus metallicis libri quinque, 1569.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:32|tl:28|tp:20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Georg Bauer <\/strong>(1494-1555), known by his Latinized name <strong>Georgius Agricola<\/strong>, is unanimously recognized as the father of mineralogy. 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