Thematic study: Health and the People
Factors Beliefs about the Causes Previous Treatments New treatment Surgery
of Illness
War Due to the amount of amputations he had to do due to being a war
surgeon Paré designed and made fake limbs for wounded soldiers.
Religion Disease was a sin sent
from God as a person or
society (epidemic) was
heading in the wrong
direction.
St Bernard - ‘To buy
drugs or to consult with
physicians doesn’t fit
with religion’.
12th Century christian
monk.
Communicat Book of Vesalius:
ion 1. 1537
2. 1543 - The Fabric of the Human body. (Disproves Galen)
Compendiosa:
Italian T Geminus published a book within two years of 1543 book,
containing V’s illustrations and H. Mondeville’s text from ‘Surgery’.
Very popular amongst barber surgeons seen as a manual. 3 editions
were published between 1545 - 1559. Later half of the 16th Century
the original book comes.
Books of Paré:
1. 1545 - ‘The Collected Works of Ambroise Paré’ on ways to treat
amputations and wounds.
2. 1561 - ‘Anatomie Universelle’
3. Most famous:
‘Works on Surgery’ in 1575
Cauterising wounds was common and Paré called it Paré revived Galen’s teachings on tying ligatures on blood vessels
the ‘too cruel way of healing’. from the medieval period.
Paré copied large lengths of Vesalius’ teachings in his books as he Paré’s work greatly i
Factors Beliefs about the Causes Previous Treatments New treatment Surgery
of Illness
War Due to the amount of amputations he had to do due to being a war
surgeon Paré designed and made fake limbs for wounded soldiers.
Religion Disease was a sin sent
from God as a person or
society (epidemic) was
heading in the wrong
direction.
St Bernard - ‘To buy
drugs or to consult with
physicians doesn’t fit
with religion’.
12th Century christian
monk.
Communicat Book of Vesalius:
ion 1. 1537
2. 1543 - The Fabric of the Human body. (Disproves Galen)
Compendiosa:
Italian T Geminus published a book within two years of 1543 book,
containing V’s illustrations and H. Mondeville’s text from ‘Surgery’.
Very popular amongst barber surgeons seen as a manual. 3 editions
were published between 1545 - 1559. Later half of the 16th Century
the original book comes.
Books of Paré:
1. 1545 - ‘The Collected Works of Ambroise Paré’ on ways to treat
amputations and wounds.
2. 1561 - ‘Anatomie Universelle’
3. Most famous:
‘Works on Surgery’ in 1575
Cauterising wounds was common and Paré called it Paré revived Galen’s teachings on tying ligatures on blood vessels
the ‘too cruel way of healing’. from the medieval period.
Paré copied large lengths of Vesalius’ teachings in his books as he Paré’s work greatly i
