key medical books for medicine during the renaissance

Anatomie Universall 1561 and Works on Surgery 1575

Paré included anatomy works of Vesalius in French instead of Latin. They were widely read in England

Proved Practice 1588

Clowes agreed with Paré that gunshots wounds were not poisonous and acknowledged him to be the source for his treatment of burns using onions in 1596

Of Wounds in General 1525

An influential book written by Vigo which described how to deal with the poisonous gunshot wounds through cauterisation

On the Fabric of the Human Body 1543

Vesalius’ book that contained deatilef and precise illustrations of the human anatomy. It was organised to explain how the body worked. However it was unpopular as it criticised Galen’s ideas

Compendiosa 1545

Geminus copied Vesalius’ illustrations and used Mondeville’s book Surgery 1312 for the text. He sold it to barber surgeons in London and it became very popular

On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals 1628

Harvey published his ideas on blood circulation however many criticised him as he contradicted Galen.

The Complete Herbal 1653

Nicholas Culpeper’s book. He classified herbs and plants by their uses and combined it with astrology

Medical Observations 1676

Sydenham’s book that explained how illnesses and diseases had external causes and not the result of unbalanced humnours

On Veneral Disease 1786

Based on Hunter’s self experimentation. It was widely read and translated