A chronology of medical history / by James Young.

  • Young, James.
Date:
[1908?]
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Credit: A chronology of medical history / by James Young. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    work dealing with midwifery and obste- trics was in the hands not only of the profession, but also of the midwives. 980-1037 Avicenna : — ** The Arabian Galen/'—T he foremost representative of Moslem science. He was born in Bokhara in 980. He studied at the University of Bagdad, and was the author of several books, the chief being the Canon Medicines, which remained a classic for six centuries. The work was divided into five volumes, of which the first two comprised the principles of physiology, pathology, hygiene and therapeutics; the third and fourth dealt with treatment, and the fifth was devoted to the preparation and composition of remedies. This work was translated into Latin, and overshadowed for a time even the writings of Galen. 1000-1300 The Golden Age of Salerno: The oldest and the most renowned medical school of the middle ages. The origin of this famous school is hidden in obscurity, but has been ascribed to Charlemagne in 802. The town of Salerno or Salernum is situated on the coast of Italy about thirty miles south- east of Naples, and even in the time of Horace had a reputation amongst the Romans as a health resort. The monas- tery of the Benedictine monks, who exercised an important influence on this school, was situated about fifty miles on the other side of Naples.