De naturali parte medicinae

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Author Fernel, Jean
Full title Ioannis Fernelii Ambianatis De naturali parte medicinae libri septem ad Henricum Francisci Galliae Regis filium
Year 1542
Place Paris
Publisher/Printer De Colines
Era 16th century
Form/Genre Encyclopedic work
Discipline/Content Medicine
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Original De naturali parte medicinae (Google Books)
Digital sourcebook 608630
Description This is the most famous work by the sixteenth-century French physician Jean Fernel. First published in Paris in 1542, it was reprinted numerous times in the sixteenth century, and since its second edition was widely known under the title Physiologia. Paired up with the De abditis rerum causis in which Fernel focuses specifically on the invisible, the De naturali parte medicinae provides a detailed account of the natural and visible fields of medical knowledge. Even though Fernel touches upon some philosophical questions at the time mostly considered to be part of traditional medical knowledge (such as humours, imagination etc), his main aim is to give a full description of physiological features of the human body. In order to get the reader the idea about the text's goals and table of contents, the main body of the volume is preceded by an index.

Published almost simultaneously with Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica, Fernel's De naturali parte medicinae is often considered to be the peak of Galenic medicine in the Renaissance.

References Forrester 2003
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