Volume 2

An epitome of the history of medicine : based upon a course of lectures delivered in the University of Buffalo / by Roswell Park.

  • Roswell Park
Date:
1899
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Credit: An epitome of the history of medicine : based upon a course of lectures delivered in the University of Buffalo / by Roswell Park. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Medicine Among the Hebrews, the Egyptians, the Orientals, the Chinese, and the Early Greeks.—The Asclepiadce.— Further Arrangement into Periods (Renouard’s Classification). The Age of Founda¬ tion.—The Primitive ; Sacred, or Mystic ; and Philosophic Periods. —Systems in Vogue : Dogmatism, Methodism, Empiricism, Eclec¬ ticism . —Hippocrates. CHAPTER II. AGE of Foundation (continued).—Anatomic Period: Influence of the Alexandrian Library. Herophilus and Erasistratus. Aretseus. Cel- sus. Galen.—Empiricism: Asclepiades.— Methodism: Themison. —Eclecticism. Age of Transition.—Greek Period: Oribasius. iEtius. Alexander of Tralles. Paulus JEgineta. CHAPTER III. Age of Transition {continued).—Arabic Period: Alkindus. Mesue. Rliazes. Haly-Abbas. Avicenna. Albucassis. Avenzoar. Averroes. Maimonides.—School of Salernum: Constantinus Africanus. Roger of Salerno. Roland of Parma. The Four Masters. John of Procida. CHAPTER IV Age of Transition (concluded).—The School of Montpellier: Raimond Lulli. John of Gaddesden. Arnold of Villanova. Establishment of Various Universities. Gerard of Cremona. William of Salicet. Lanfranc. Mondino. Guy de Chauliac. Age of Renovation.—• Erudite Period, including the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. Thomas Linacre. Sylvius. Vesalius. Columbus. Eustachius. Fallopius. Fabricius ab Aquapendente. Fabricius Hildanus. . . CHAPTER V. Age of Renovation {continued).—Erudite Period {continued): Beni- vieni. Jean Fernel. Porta. Severino. Incorporation of Brother- (ix) PAGE 1-29 30-56 57-85 86-113