Gabrielle Falloppia, 1522/23-1562

The Life and Work of a Renaissance Anatomist

Michael Stolberg

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Routledge
27 May 2024

Series: The History of Medicine in Context

Renaissance anatomist Gabrielle Falloppia is best known today for his account of the eponymous fallopian tubes but he made numerous other anatomical discoveries as well, was one of the most famous surgeons of his time, and is widely believed to have invented the condom.

Drawing on Falloppia's Observationes anatomicae of 1561 and on dozens of handwritten and published sets of student notes, this book not only looks at Falloppia’s anatomical lectures and demonstrations. It also studies Falloppia’s work on surgical topics – including the French disease and cosmetic surgery – on thermal waters, and on pharmacology. Last but not least, it uses student notes and the letters of contemporary scholars to throw a new light on Falloppia’s biography, on his very special relationship with the botanist Melchior Wieland, who lived in his house for several years, and on his conflicts with his fellow professors in Padua, one of whom, Bassiano Landi, was murdered just ten days after his funeral – by Falloppia’s disciples, as some believed.

Written by one of the leading scholars in the field of early modern medicine, this book will appeal to all those interested in the teaching and practice of anatomy, surgery, and pharmacology in the Renaissance.

By: Michael Stolberg
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781032149714
ISBN 10: 103214971X
Series: The History of Medicine in Context
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction / Chapter 1: Biography / Chapter 2: Anatomy / Chapter 3: Surgery / Chapter 4: Materia medica / Chapter 5: Medical practice / Chapter 6: Last years / Chapter 7: Legacy / Sources and Bibliography

Michael Stolberg was originally trained as a physician. In 1994, he received a PhD in history and philosophy at the University of Munich. From 1995, he held fellowships in Venice, Cambridge, and Munich. Since 2004 he has been chair of the history of medicine at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He has published widely on learned medical theory and practice, the patient experience, and body history in early modern Europe.