Renaissance Surgeons

This book examines the lives, careers and publications of a group of Spanish Renaissance surgeons as exemplars of both the surgical renaissance occurring across Europe and of the unique context of Spain.

0. Introduction 1. Physicians and Surgeons: Medical Learning and Licensing 2. Spanish Learned Surgeons: A Broad and Connected Movement 3. Sharing Knowledge: Learned Surgical Texts 4. Refining Knowledge and Practice: Empiricism, Tradition, and Innovation 5. Expanding Expertise: New Problems and New Treatments 6. Conclusion