Renaissance Surgeons - Learning and Expertise in the Age of Print

This book examines the lives, careers and publications of a group of Spanish Renaissance surgeons as exemplars of both the surgical renaissance occurring across Europe and of the unique context of Spain.

List of contents

0. Introduction 1. Physicians and Surgeons: Medical Learning and Licensing 2. Spanish Learned Surgeons: A Broad and Connected Movement 3. Sharing Knowledge: Learned Surgical Texts 4. Refining Knowledge and Practice: Empiricism, Tradition, and Innovation 5. Expanding Expertise: New Problems and New Treatments 6. Conclusion

Summary

This book examines the lives, careers and publications of a group of Spanish Renaissance surgeons as exemplars of both the surgical renaissance occurring across Europe and of the unique context of Spain.

Product details

• Authors: Kristy Wilson Bowers
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032270401
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227040-1
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: The Body in the City
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, Spain, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, History of Medicine, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, HISTORY / Europe / Spain