Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 162

JACOPO BERENGARIO DA CARPI (1470-1530) Anatomia Carpi. Isagoge breves, perlucide ac uberime, in anatomiam humani corporis. [Impressum per Bernardinum De Vitalibus] 1535 63 (misnumbered 61) ll., illus. 18.4 cm.

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This anatomical compendium, first issued in 1522 and designed to replace the anatomy of Mondino which was still current, shows many innovations, one of which is a distinct break from Galen's influence. Clinician as well as anatomist, Berengario was among the first to use mercury in the treatment of the "French disease"; Benvenuto Cellini received such treatment from him. He gave the first descriptions of the sphenoid sinuses, the pineal gland, the tympanum, the valves of the heart, the lateral ventricles, and choroid plexuses of the brain. He also noted the difference between the male and female pelvis and chest.

Cited references: Choulant-Frank, pp. 136-142; Cushing B301; Durling 536; Garrison-Morton 368 (1522 ed.); Osler 2018; Waller 910

Gift of John Martin, M.D.