For an History of Medical Teaching in the 'Marche'
Authors
Stefania Fortuna
Polytechnic University of Marche Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University Library of Urbino, I
Maria Moranti
Polytechnic University of Marche Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University Library of Urbino, I
Maria Patti
Polytechnic University of Marche Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University Library of Urbino, I
Keywords:
Medical teaching, Medical books, Urbino , Lancisi
Abstract
During the Modern Age, in the Marche, in the Pontifical State, it was possible to study medicine and to obtain a degree in medicine in Macerata, Fermo, Urbino, Camerino and Fano. In these cities, from the end of the XVII century to the beginning of the XIX century, public libraries were founded also to support academic teaching. Private collections of medical books, generally formed in Rome, arrived in the Marche to increase the newborn public libraries. In 1720 Pope Clemens XI founded a public library in the monastery of Saint Francis in Urbino. In this library the medical books were bequeathed by the famous Roman physician Giovanni Maria Lancisi. The present article provides the first results of a research, which aims at identifying Lancisi's medical books.
