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Antonio Neri

Antonio Neri
Specola, medaglione di antonio neri.JPG
Born29 February 1576
Died1614
OccupationPriest
NationalityItalian
SubjectGlassmaking

Antonio Neri (29 February 1576, Florence – 1614, Florence[1]) was a Florentine priest who published L’Arte Vetraria or The Art of Glass in 1612. His father was a physician, and he was an herbalist, alchemist, and glassmaker. Neri traveled extensively in Italy and Holland.[2]

Copper engraving from Neri's L' arte vetraria (1612)

See also

  • List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics

References

  1. ^ Day, Lance; McNeil, Ian (eds.) (1996). Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-06042-7.
  2. ^ "Antonio Neri". Catholic Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-14.

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