key medical books for medieval medicine

Great surgery 1363

De Chauliac’s textbook that dominated French and English surgical knowledge for 200 years. Criticised ideas on preventing infections, quoted Galen 890 times

Anathomia 1316

Mondino’s book that became the standard dissection manual for over 200 years. Supported Galen’s ideas

Practica 1376

Written by John of Arderne which included illustrations of his operations and instruments

Al Taseif 1000

Abulcasis’ encyclopedia of medical practices

The Practice of Surgery 1180

Frugardi’s textbook on surgery which was widely used in Europe. It warned against trepanning

Canon of medicine 1025

Avicenna’s book which became the standard medical textbook for doctors in western Europe until the 17th century