TY - BOOK ID - 733835 TI - Books of the body : anatomical ritual and Renaissance learning. AU - Carlino, Andrea AU - Tedeschi, Anne C. AU - Tedeschi, John PY - 1999 SN - 0226092879 PB - Chicago (Ill.) University of Chicago press DB - UniCat KW - Renaissance KW - Human anatomy KW - anatomy KW - anno 1500-1599 KW - Rome KW - 094:611 KW - 769.04:61 KW - Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Anatomie KW - Prentenverzamelingen in de grafische kunsten. Iconografie. Iconologie-:-Geneeskunde. Hygiëne. Farmacie KW - Human dissection KW - Renaissance. KW - History KW - 769.04:61 Prentenverzamelingen in de grafische kunsten. Iconografie. Iconologie-:-Geneeskunde. Hygiëne. Farmacie KW - 094:611 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Anatomie KW - human figures [visual works] KW - Revival of letters KW - Civilization KW - History, Modern KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Civilization, Modern KW - Humanism KW - Middle Ages KW - Anatomy, Practical KW - Practical anatomy KW - Dissection KW - Anatomy, Human KW - Anatomy KW - Human biology KW - Medical sciences KW - Human body UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:733835 AB - 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their own dissections, which contradicted ancient and medieval texts, Renaissance anatomists continued to teach those outdated views for nearly two centuries.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 inertia. On the one hand, anatomical practice was constrained by a reverence for classical texts and the belief that the study of anatomy was more properly part of natural philosophy than of medicine. On the other hand, cultural resistance to dissection and dismemberment of the human body, as well as moral and social norms that governed access to cadavers and the ritual of their public display in the anatomy theater, also delayed anatomy's development. A fascinating history of both Renaissance anatomists and the bodies they dissected, this book will interest anyone studying Renaissance science, medicine, art, religion, and society. ER -