Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Foundations of anatomy in Bologna

  • Foundations of anatomy in Bologna

    JMS PearceEast Yorks, England Home to the oldest western university,1 the University of Bologna was founded in 1088 and was a center of intellectual life during the Middle Ages, attracting scholars from throughout Europe. The University began as a law school. Medical teaching started circa 1156 and was taught in Latin translations, principally based on…