A Prelude to Modern Science

Abstract

Part I. Character and Purpose of the Tabulae: 1. The Vesalian problem 2. Advent of the graphic method 3. The art of the Tabulae Part II. Vesalius and the schools of Louvain and Paris: 1. Early years of Vesalius 2. Anatomy at Paris 3. Charles Estienne 4. Vesalius at Paris 5. Vesalius returns to Louvain 6. Anatomical equipment of Vesalius in 1537 Part III. Italian Predecessors of Vesalius: 1. Early Italian Humanist anatomists 2. Early Italian illustrated anatomies 3. Massa (c.1480-1569) Part IV. Galenic Physiology and its Latin Presentation: 1. Basic principle of Galenic physiology 2. The Galenic physiological scheme Part V. Certain Anatomica Elements in the Tabulae: 1. Reliance of Vesalius on animal anatomy 2. Rete mitabile 3. Position and form of the heart 4. Branches of aortic arch 5. Superior vena cava 6. Caval system 7. Posterior intercostal vessels 8. Relative levels of kidneys and of renal vessels 9. Five equal lobes of liver 10. Homologies of generative organs of the two sexes 11. Prostate gland 12. Asymmetry of spermatic veins 13. Seven segments of sternum Part VI. Renaissance Anatomical Vocabulary: 1. General sources of the vocabulary 2. Direct sources of the 'modern' vocabulary 3. Anatomical incunabula 4. Contributions to the vocabulary from Renaissance antomies Part VII. Semitic elements in the Tabulae: 1. Introduction 2. History of Arabic anatomical nomenclature 3. Passage of Arabic anatomical nomenclature to Latin West 4. The Hebrew elements in the Renaissance anatomical vocabulary 5. Did Vesalius know Arabic and Hebrew? 6. General character of Medieval Hebrew 9. Hebraic corruptions in the Tabulae 10. General character of the Arabic vocabulary in the Tabulae 11. Hebraized Romace terms in the Tabulae Part VIII. Translation and Commentary Part IX. General Index Part X. Greek Index Part XI. Arabic Index Part XXII. Hebrew index Plates.