Title: The anatomist
Description: After testing scores of prostitutes, Mateo Colombo, a 16th century Italian physician, finally discovers the organ governing woman's love--the clitoris. But the publication of his discovery attracts the attention of the Inquisition, Colombo is thrown in jail for heresy and must find a way to clear his name.
Subjects: Anatomists, Prostitution, Fiction, Anatomy, Renaissance, Civilization, European fiction, History, Fiction, historical, Sex Work, Fiction, historical, general
Places: Venice, Italy
Time periods: Renaissance, 1450-1600, 16th century, 1268-1559