The Pentagram as a Medical Symbol : An Iconological Study /

The Pentagram as a Medical Symbol : An Iconological Study /

The five-pointed star drawn in an unbroken line is the subject of the present study. During the 16th century until into the 17th century the pentagram was a well-known medical emblem; nowadays it is almost completely forgotten.

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Main Author: Schouten, Jan (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1968.

Series: European History and Culture - Book Archive pre-2000.

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Medicine in the Arts.
Symbolism in medicine.

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Call Number: R707

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Dr. J. Schouten
  • Preface /
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  • The Device of the Guild of Gouda Surgeons /
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  • The Pythagoreans' Emblem of Health /
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  • The Pentagram in Antiquity /
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  • The Pentagram in the Middle Ages /
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  • The Pentagram in Later Times /
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  • The Pentagram as a Medical Symbol /
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  • Summary /
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  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography /
  • Dr. J. Schouten
  • Illustrations /
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  • Index /
  • Dr. J. Schouten.