An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

15961 entries, 13944 authors and 1935 subjects. Updated: March 22, 2024

SEVERINO, Marco Aurelio [SEVERINUS]

2 entries
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De recondita abscessuum natura.

Naples: apud Octavium Beltranum, 1632.

The first textbook of surgical pathology. It treats of all kinds of swelling under the term “abscess” and describes neoplasms of the genital organs and sarcoma of bones. Tumors of the breast are classified into four groups, the section devoted to them being one of the most important in the book. It also contains the first description of infantile hydrocephalus. De recondita abscessuum natura was also the first book to include illustrations of lesions with the text. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.



Subjects: NEUROLOGY › Child Neurology, NEUROSURGERY › Pediatric Neurosurgery, ONCOLOGY & CANCER, ONCOLOGY & CANCER › Sarcoma › Osteosarcoma, PATHOLOGY, SURGERY: General
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Zootomia Democritaea: Id est, anatome generalis totius animantium opificii....

Nuremberg: Literis Endterianis, 1645.

One of the most important of the early works on comparative anatomy. It includes the Anatomia porci, attributed to Copho of Salerno. Severinus dissected many animals and was convinced that the microscope would throw light on comparative anatomy. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.



Subjects: COMPARATIVE ANATOMY, MEDIEVAL MEDICINE › Italy › Schola Medica Salernitana