Science and Medicine / Montaigne

Synopsis: Side A: Dr Andrew Cunningham explores some of the relations between making pictures as ‘high art’ and making pictures of the human body to portray its structure and function - anatomical illustration, in particular, as it evolved during the Renaissance. Side B: Professor Michael Screech talks about the recent discovery of Montaigne’s copy of Lucretius and what this adds to the understanding of Montaigne and his ‘Essays’. He also discusses the inscriptions on the beams of Montaigne’s study and how they relate to the ‘Essays’. He also discusses the famous essay ‘An Apology for Raymond Sebond’, explaining what it tells us about Montaigne’s attitude to religion.
Series: Renaissance in Europe, The: A Cultural Enquiry, Course Aa305
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Audiocassette. 59 min.
Year of production: 2000
Availability: out of distribution
Subjects: History
Keywords: medical illustration; Montaigne; Renaissance

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