Böcker av Girolamo Fracastoro

Ce livre est une étude historique fascinante de la syphilis, une maladie qui a eu un impact majeur sur l'histoire de la médecine et de la sexualité humaine. Il examine les origines de la maladie, les théories médiévales sur sa cause et son traitement, et son évolution au fil du temps. Il est parfait pour les historiens de la médecine, les sociologues et les passionnés de l'histoire.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 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.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.

A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478-1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus' discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry.