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Anatomizing the Past: Physicians and History in Renaissance Culture*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Nancy Siraisi
Nancy Siraisi*
Affiliation:
City University of New York, Hunter College and the Graduate Center
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Abstract

In many different ways Renaissance physicians concerned themselves with the reading and writing of history. This article examines the role of historical interests in learned medical culture and the participation of physicians in the broader historical culture of the period.

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Renaissance Quarterly , Volume 53 , Issue 1 , Spring 2000 , pp. 1 - 30
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Copyright © Renaissance Society of America 2000

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