History, Medicine, and the Traditions of Renaissance Learning

Contents

CONTENTS List of Figures xiii Abbreviations xv Note to the Reader xvii Introduction 1 part 1. history in medical literature Preface to Part 1. A Diagnosis from History 23 1. Bodies Past 25 2. History and Histories in Medical Texts 63 3. Life Writing and Disciplinary History 106 part 2. physicians, civil history, and antiquarianism Preface to Part 2. Rival Physician Historians of the Italian Wars 137 4. Milan: Problems of Exemplarity in Medicine and History 141 5. Rome: Medicine, Histories, Antiquities, and Public Health 168 6. Vienna: Physician Historians and Antiquaries in Court and University 194 7. Beyond Europe 225 Conclusion: Medicine, History, and the Changing Face of Scienti‹c Knowledge 261 Notes 269 Bibliography 357 Index 421 ...