Description
The True Method of Curing Wounds
Book Summary
This work is a critical edition of the 16th-century medical treatise by Dr. Francisco Arceo de Fregenal, De recta curandorum vulnerum ratione. Originally published in 1574 by the prestigious Plantin press, the work was prefaced and possibly written by the humanist Benito Arias Montano. In this volume, the reader will find a window into the surgical knowledge and practices of the Renaissance, presented with the philological and historical rigor of the University of Huelva's Bibliotheca Montaniana collection.
What is it about?
The book recovers and analyzes the treatise by Francisco Arceo de Fregenal, a Spanish physician who systematized knowledge regarding the treatment of wounds in the 16th century. The work focuses on the methods and principles for healing traumatic injuries, reflecting the state of surgery and medicine at the time. In addition to the transcription of the original text, the edition includes an introductory study that contextualizes Arceo's figure, his relationship with Arias Montano, and the importance of the Plantin press in the dissemination of humanist medical knowledge.
Main topics
- History of medicine and surgery in the Renaissance.
- Treatment and healing of wounds in the 16th century.
- The figure and work of the physician Francisco Arceo de Fregenal.
- Intellectual relationship between Arceo and the humanist Benito Arias Montano.
- The role of the Plantin press in the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
- Critical edition and philological study of ancient medical texts.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is intended for historians of medicine, philologists, researchers of Renaissance humanism, and scholars of science from the Spanish Golden Age. It will also be of great interest to bibliophiles and specialists in the work of Benito Arias Montano, as well as any reader curious about the evolution of surgical practices and pre-modern medical thought.
What this book provides
- Access to a fundamental primary source for the history of surgery, in a critical and annotated edition.
- Understanding of the intellectual and humanist context in which Arceo's work was conceived and published.
- A detailed vision of therapeutic methods and anatomical knowledge of the Renaissance.
- Rigorous study material for researchers, with high-level academic textual and contextual analysis.
Technical specifications
- Author: Arceo de Fregenal, Francisco
- Publisher: University of Huelva
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Literary studies: c. 1500–c. 1800, Medicine study and revision guides
- Collection: Bibliotheca Montaniana
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: January 2009
- Number of pages: 502
- Weight: 1241 g
Editorial assessment
This is a first-rate academic edition that rescues a key text for understanding Hispanic Renaissance medicine. The link to the figure of Arias Montano and the careful publication by the University of Huelva make it an essential reference work for specialists in the history of science and humanism. Its length and weight reflect the depth of the critical study that accompanies it.