Books of the Body: Anatomical Ritual and Renaissance Learning

by Andrea Carlino

We usually see the Renaissance as a marked departure from older traditions, but Renaissance scholars often continued to cling to the teachings of the past. For instance, despite the evidence of their own dissections, which contradicted ancient and medieval texts, Renaissance anatomists continued to teach those outdated views for nearly two centuries.

In Books of the Body, Andrea Carlino explores the nature and causes of this intellectual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226092879
• ISBN13: 9780226092874
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"