Books of the body

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.

subjects: Renaissance,  Human dissection,  Human anatomy,  History,  Human body,  Dissection,  Anatomy,  Human dissection--history,  Human dissection--history--16th century,  Human anatomy--history,  Human anatomy--history--16th century,  Anatomy--history,  Dissection--history,  History, 16th century,  Qm33.4 .c3613 1999,  Qs 11.1 c282f 1999a,  611/.009/031

Times: 16th century