Fabrica of Pécs

Authors

  • Dániel Margócsy University of Cambridge, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
  • Márk Somos Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
  • Stephen N. Joffe University of Cincinnati

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15170/PAAA.2018.05.01.09

Keywords:

cultural history, history of books, science history, medical science, Klimo Library, Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica

Abstract

This article provides information on a copy of the 1543 edition of Andreas Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica, preserved at the Klimo Library of the University of Pécs. This copy helps us understand the complex reception of Andreas Vesalius’ groundbreaking anatomical work amongst Lutherans in the sixteenth century, and shows the importance of the University of Wittenberg, and Philipp Melanchthon, in shaping anatomical knowledge in Germanic lands. It also documents the tight connections between Wittenberg and the University of Padova, and reveals the continuing importance of Ancient learning for physicians working in the wake of the Vesalian revolution. 

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Author Biographies

Dániel Margócsy, University of Cambridge, Department of History and Philosophy of Science

PhD, university lecturer

Márk Somos, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg

PhD, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow

Stephen N. Joffe, University of Cincinnati

professor emeritus

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Published

2018-06-29

How to Cite

Margócsy, D., Somos, M., & Joffe, S. N. (2018). Fabrica of Pécs . Per Aspera Ad Astra, 5(1), 124–131. https://doi.org/10.15170/PAAA.2018.05.01.09