The rich history of anatomy in Persian Medicine is evident and significant(1).In the medieval era,there were a large number of experienced Persian physicians who studied and were experts in the field of human dissecti...
A remarkable painting of St.Francis of Assisi is on display in the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields,USA,painted by the Italian master Pietro da Rimini around 1330(Figure 1)(1).The painting is entitled‘Saint Fr...
Francis Glisson(1598-1677)was born in Bristol and studied to become a doctor at Caius College,Cambridge,where he eventually was appointed as professor of medicine.He wrote the first monograph on the anatomy of the liv...