Peder Winstrup - historier kring en 1600-talsmumie

NB: This book only comes in Swedish. Peder Winstrup – historier kring en 1600-talsmumie is a popular science book about a bishop in Lund with more than one string to his bow. He was a professor in physics, royal court preacher, antiquity researcher, architect, author, theologist, book manufacturer, founder of what became Lund University and tourist guide - a true renaissance person! This book describes his upbringing and education, his residence and legal battles. The reader can follow his cuckoo nestling experiment and the giant fight on Kraft's cemetery. Little did Peder Winstrup know that he would raise international excitement 338 years after his death, as one of Europe's best preserved mummies! This book gives a first look into the great attention to the medical and archeological research of his well-preserved body, clothes and coffin. Here are stories about biliary colic attack, the country's oldest greenfly, a hidden fetus, hops filled mattresses and a unique bishops suit. Meet Peder Winstrup - the man and the mummy!