Gambariste della porca
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Giambattista della Porta: Italian philosopher and polymath (1538-1615); inventor of the camera oscura; author of I due fratelli rivali (The Rival Brothers); may have invented a telescope (tallowscoop)
- Giambattista Vico: Italian philosopher, author of La Scienza Nuove (The New Science), a key text for FW
- gamba: (Italian) leg
- bariste: (Italian) barmaids
- porca: (Italian) a sow
