Carlo Ruini
Carlo Ruini (* 1530 in Bologna ; † 1598 ) was the author of one of the most important veterinary works of the 16th century, the Anatomia del Cavallo (Anatomy of the Horse), first published in 1598 three months after his death .
Ruini was a senator from Bologna and the scion of one of the city's distinguished families. He did not attend the prestigious University of Bologna , nor did he enjoy any medical or anatomical training; it is not known whether he enjoyed artistic training.
The work is considered a milestone in veterinary anatomy and in particular equine medicine , which was strongly influenced by the works of Andreas Vesalius and was only surpassed in the second half of the 18th century. Nevertheless, the direct influence on contemporary veterinary medicine practice was small, the effect on the specialist literature was limited to often poor quality plagiarism and copies for a long time, only through numerous translations and reprints up to the 18th century could the work slowly gain acceptance.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Angela von den Driesch , Joris Peters: History of veterinary medicine: 5000 years of veterinary medicine. Schattauer Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7945-2169-2 , p. 122ff.
- ↑ Ruini's biography on the website of the US National Library of Medicine (English, March 16, 2006, visited April 14, 2009).
- ^ Gerhard Charles Rump: Horse and Hunting Pictures in English Art: Studies on George Stubbs and the genre of "sporting art" from 1650-1830. Georg Olms Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3-487-07425-7 , pp. 74ff.
Web links
- Carlo Ruini: Anatomia del Cavallo, Infermità, et Suoi Rimedii. Appresso Fioravante Prati, Venetia 1618. Scans of selected plates from the 1618 edition of Anatonia del Cavallo on the US National Library of Medicine website.
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| SURNAME | Ruini, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anatom, author of the veterinary work "Anatomia del Cavallo" |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1530 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1598 |