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. 19 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

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.