An Autobibliography by John Caius

An Autobibliography by John Caius
Author: Vivian Nutton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2018-06-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351653288

John Caius (1510–1573), second founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, was an English scholar with an international reputation in his lifetime as a naturalist, historian and medical writer. His Autobibliography is a major contribution to the history of English culture in the middle years of the sixteenth century and has been translated into English for the first time in this book. Beginning with an in-depth introduction to John Caius’ life and works, An Autobibliography by John Caius provides a wealth of information to support and accompany the translation of this significant text. In his Autobibliography, Caius lists the books that he wrote but also details the circumstances of their writing. He describes his travels in Italy in search of manuscripts of the ancient Greek doctor Galen of Pergamum as well as giving an insight into his personal life, including his vigorously conservative views, whether on medicine, spelling and pronunciation, or on Cambridge University. His religious views, which led to the ransacking of his rooms by a Cambridge mob, are explored in detail in Appendix II of this book. In Appendix I, recent discoveries of books owned and annotated by Caius are used to supplement what he says about his activities, as well as to trace at least one of his lost works in Italy and Denmark. The resulting picture throws light on European medicine in the sixteenth century, as well as on the humanistic culture that linked learned men and women across Renaissance Europe.

John Caius and the Manuscripts of Galen

John Caius and the Manuscripts of Galen
Author: Vivian Nutton
Publisher: Cambridge Philological Society
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2020-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1913701190

John Caius (1510-75) enjoyed a European reputation as a Galenist physician. This study, based on his marginalia preserved in Eton and Cambridge, describes Caius' immense efforts to see and collate medical manuscripts in Italy and England over almost two decades. His reports are important for a modern editor of Galen, since many of these 'codices' are, apparently, now lost, and some were of high quality. Caius' notes also shed light on the growth of medical humanism, on the accessibility of Greek books and manuscripts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and on the methods of Renaissance editors of Greek technical prose texts. Caius' evidence also prompts a reassessment of the 1525 Aldine Galen, and of the activities of two of its editors, John Clement and Edward Wotton. This study is of importance to students of both ancient medicine and the transmission of Greek learning in the West.

WORKS OF JOHN CAIUS MD 2ND FOU

WORKS OF JOHN CAIUS MD 2ND FOU
Author: John 1510-1573 Caius
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 870
Release: 2016-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781372547294

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Works of John Caius, M. D. , Second Founder of Gonville and Caius College and Master of the College, 1559-1573

The Works of John Caius, M. D. , Second Founder of Gonville and Caius College and Master of the College, 1559-1573
Author: John Venn
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Total Pages: 868
Release: 2018-02-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781376724011

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Health and the City

Health and the City
Author: Isla Fay
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2015
Genre: History
ISBN: 1903153603

An exploration of the health, sanitation, and cleanliness of one of England's most important medieval and early modern cities.

The Development of Natural History in Tudor England

The Development of Natural History in Tudor England
Author: F. David Hoeniger
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1979
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780918016294

Folger guides provide lively, authoritative surveys of important aspects of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English cultural history. Attractively illustrated with material from contemporary documents, the Guides are designed for the general reader and are particularly valuable as enrichment resources for courses in Renaissance history and literature.