De regimine infantis – the childcare in medieval Italy based on the treatise of Michele Savonarola Ad mulieres Ferrarienses de regimine pregnantium et noviter natorum usque ad septennium Cover Image

De regimine infantis – opieka nad dzieckiem w średniowiecznej Italii na podstawie Ad mulieres Ferrarienses de regimine pregnantium et noviter natorum usque ad septennium Michała Savonaroli
De regimine infantis – the childcare in medieval Italy based on the treatise of Michele Savonarola Ad mulieres Ferrarienses de regimine pregnantium et noviter natorum usque ad septennium

Author(s): Anna Głusiuk
Subject(s): History, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Michele Savonarola; treatise; regimen infantis; care; child

Summary/Abstract: Michele Savonarola’s treatise Ad mulieres Ferrarienses de regimine pregnantiumet noviter natorum usque ad septennium is one of the most important gynecological and pediatric treaties written in Italy in the 15th century. Undoubtedly, the language in which it were written and its recipients was a novelty for those times.Savonarola had to connect the high mortality of women and children with the little knowledge of the midwives of the time, since he decided to write this treatise. The work certainly allowed them to reach medical knowledge, previously unavailable for them, but the limitations applied in it did not allow for self-treatment, but forced them to frequent consult a doctor. Numerous references to earlier authors testify the Savonarola’s extensive theoretical knowledge and accurate observations therich medical practice.

  • Issue Year: 27/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 63-79
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish