This book explains how the "Ars medicine" ("The Art of Medicine") became the basic curriculum in the early universities. It shows how copies of this collection were produced, who owned them and how they were used in the classroom.
Aimed at medical practitioners, trainees, aspiring doctors and laymen, the book also contains interviews with more than a dozen of HPK's patients, as well as short essays that explore the thinking of some 15 of his professional colleagues ...
Aimed at medical practitioners, aspiring doctors, or anyone interested in health and medicine, this book also contains interviews with more than a dozen of HPK’s patients, as well as short essays that explore the thinking of his ...
Presents over 2,000 years of medical illustrations, including paintings, artifacts, drawings, prints, and extracts from manuscripts and manuals.
Mapping the body - Medicine in our lives - Understanding illness and developing cures - Treating with surgery and healing wounds - Mind and mental illness - Staying well.