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BL
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956326
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b710696
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Discorsi della vita sobria.English
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Cornaro, Luigi,1475-1566.
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The art of living long /\ Louis Cornaro ; 1903 English translation by William F. Butler.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Springer Pub. Co.,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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Classics in longevity and aging series
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1 online resource (xiv, 136 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0826126952
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: 0826126960
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: 9780826126955
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: 9780826126962
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0826126952
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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To Louis Cornaro / Randall -- Addison in the Spectator, October 13, 1711 -- Renaissance paths to prolongevity: Cornaro and Bacon -- The live and writings of Louis Cornaro -- The temperate life by Louis Cornaro -- First discourse -- Second discourse -- Third discourse -- Fourth Discourse -- Selections from Lord Bacon's History of life and death, etc. -- Selections from Sir William Temple's Health and long life, etc. -- A short history of the Cornaro Family -- Some account of eminent Cornaros -- Gamba's eulogy upon Louis Cornaro -- Lovarini's The villas erected by Louis Cornaro.
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| Abstract
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Sixteenth century Venetian Ambassador and Renaissance Christian Luigi Cornaro was celebrated in his time for his stance on dietary self-restraint, moderate living, and living to the age of 103. For these hundred of years his classic book has survived as a renowned text on longevity and an inspiring treatise on the path of temperance that the author believed could lead anyone out of a state of illness and into a healthy long life. The Art of Living Long contains Cornaro's four discourses, respectively concerned with demonstrating his ideas through his own example, exploring the necessity of tem.
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Longevity, Early works to 1800.
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Longevity.
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Longevity.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Healthy Living.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Holism.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Reference.
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Longevity.
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MEDICAL-- Preventive Medicine.
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| Dewey Classification
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613
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RA776.75.C67513 2005eb
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WT 116C812 2005
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Addison, Joseph,1672-1719.
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Bacon, Francis,1561-1626.
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Temple, William,1628-1699.
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International Longevity Center.
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