Books of the body
Subtitle: anatomical ritual and renaissance learning
By: Andrea Carlino ; translated by John Tedeschi and Anne C. Tedeschi.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Human dissection -- History -- 16th century; Human anatomy -- History -- 16th century; Renaissance
Description: "Although the Renaissance was a reawakening to the value of classical learning, there were some areas, human anatomy among them, in which ancient and classical texts had less to contribute than contemporary studies. Yet Renaissance anatomists clung to the teachings of the past, despite the evidence of their own dissections, for nearly two centuries."--BOOK JACKET. "In Books of the Body, Andrea Carlino explores the nature and causes of this intellectual inertia."--BOOK JACKET.

"A history of both Renaissance anatomists and the bodies they dissected, this book will interest anyone studying Renaissance science, medicine, art, religion, or society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-250) and index.