Anatomizing the past: physicians and history in Renaissance culture.
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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Hunter College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA.
D003469:Culture; D005060:Europe; D006663:Historiography; D006664:History; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D008511:Medicine; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*