Italian books and French medical libraries in the renaissance

Shanti Graheli

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-53366-7_11

Italian books and French medical libraries in the renaissance

Shanti Graheli

School of History

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This chapter explores the circulation, collection and use of Italian books by French medical doctors in the Renaissance. Medical humanism and the innovative methods adopted in Italian universities prompted many doctors and students of medicine to travel to Italy. This chapter explores how they acquired Italian books for their courses and collected them as mementos of their journey. The author highlights the exchange of Italian books both as gifts and as part of private transactions. Court physicians were particularly keen collectors of such items. The evidence presented from probate inventories indicates that doctors owned a range of items, from cheap editions for everyday use to valuable items of great prestige. The chapter concludes with reflections on collecting as a means of social elevation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Books in Motion in Early Modern Europe
Editors	Daniel Bellingradt, Paul Nelles, Jeroen Salman
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Palgrave
Pages	243-266
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319533667
ISBN (Print)	9783319533650
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53366-7_11
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2017

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Name	New Directions in Book History
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan UK

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