Professors, Physicians and Practices in the History of Medicine: Essays in Honor of Nancy Siraisi

by Gideon Manning, Cynthia Klestinec

Overview

This book presents essays by eminent scholars from across the history of medicine, early science and European history, including those expert on the history of the book. The volume honors Professor Nancy Siraisi and reflects the impact that Siraisi's scholarship has had on a range of fields. Contributions address several topics ranging from the medical provenance of biblical commentary to the early modern emergence of pathological medicine. Along the way, readers may learn of the purchasing habits of physician-book collectors, the writing of history and the development of natural history. Modeling the interdisciplinary approaches championed by Siraisi, this volume attests to the enduring value of her scholarship while also highlighting critical areas of future research. Those with an interest in the history of science, the history of medicine and all related fields will find this work a stimulating and rewarding read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319565132
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	05/16/2017
Series:	Archimedes , #50
Edition description:	1st ed. 2017
Pages:	307
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Chapter 1 Medicine in Some Thirteenth-Century Biblical Commentaries, with a Flashback on Augustine’s De genesis ad litteram (Jacquart).- Chapter 2 In a Montpellier Classroom (McVaugh).- Part II. Chapter 3 Medicine as Queen: The Consilia of Bartolomeo da Montagnana (Crisciani).- Chapter 4 John Caius, Historian (Nutton).- Chapter 5 A Medical Man among Ecclesiastical Historians: John Caius, Matthew Parker and the History of Cambridge University (Grafton).- Chapter 6 A Medical Collection Anatomized: The Catalogus bibliothecae Hieremiae Martii (1572) (Maclean).- Part III. Chapter 7 The Death of a Naturalist: Knowledge and Community in Late Renaissance Italy (Findlen).- Chapter 8 The Dedication Strategies of Conrad Gessner (Blair).- Chapter 9 Imagination, Maternal Desire and Embryology in Thomas Fienus (Hirai).- Chapter 10 Gerardus Blasius and the Illustrated Amsterdam Observationes from Nicolaas Tulp to Frederik Ruysch (Bertoloni Meli).

Editorial Reviews

This is an outstanding volume and nice testament to the importance of Nancy Siraisi’s career and the ways in which her scholarship and, indeed, interpersonal relationships have shaped the field. … This work should, therefore, appeal to anyone interested in the early modern or medieval history of medicine, with a special interest for those focused on the wider context in which medical knowledge was articulated across this era.” (Bradford Bouley, Nuncius, Vol. 33 (3), November, 2018)

“The authors draw inspiration from Siraisi’s research method and reinforce her central themes. The essays thus mirror Siraisi’s work, … Siraisi’s research methods and work praised in this remarkable volume.” (Fabrizio Baldassarri, Gesnerus, Vol. 75 (2), 2018)

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