1 8 1 https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/a8ce5800fd6e0de5a95e7143e3a7a654.pdf c7477928c30f790ffec92500e7a435fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Page Description An account of the resource This Collection examines literary medievalism from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It traces an arc from the populist literary medievalism of the nineteenth century, through the more rarefied modernist turn of the mid-twentieth century, to the re-emergence of popular forms such as childrenâ€™s literature and fantasy since the 1980s. In this Collection you will find items relating to printed medievalist works and also to medievalism operating in print, for example in references to medieval events, people, and literature in nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts and dramatic works. Hyperlink Title, URL, Description or annotation. URL <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4384619" target="_self">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4384619</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medieval Anatomy, The Argus, 15 August 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Adrenal glands, adrenaline, Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), anatomists, anatomy, animal spirit, blood, brain, British Medical Association, circulation, digestion, dissection, examinations, liver, medicine, medieval anatomy, natural spirit, physicians, Professor Buckmaster, Professor Osborne, Professor Wright, Renaissance medicine, surgeons, The Royal College of Surgeons, vapour, vital spirit, William Harvey (1578-1657). Description An account of the resource Despite recognising that Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) was one of the most progressive anatomists of his day, this article from The Argus in 1931 incorrectly labels his views as those of ‘medieval anatomy’. The article describes a light-hearted lecture delivered to members of the British Medical Association in which Professor Wright, one of two prestigious visitors from the Royal College of Surgeons, adopted the role of Vesalius. In this role he proceeded to outline how the internal functions of the human body were understood prior to William Harvey’s discoveries concerning the circulatory system in the seventeenth century. However this model, which consists of three spirits (animal spirit, natural spirit and vital spirit) that are transported around the body by the blood and altered by heat and various secretions, is specific to the sixteenth century rather than the medieval period. This is because bodily dissection was heavily forbidden by the Catholic Church in the medieval period, and so anatomical discussions were limited. The use of ‘medieval’ here refers rather to an early twentieth-century attitude that the theory was primitive and reactionary within a linear narrative of medical advancement. This is evident in the explanation offered by Professor Wright that “it emphasised to a modern audience the remarkable advances which had been made in 350 years”, and “should teach the harm that could be done by adhering slavishly to conceptions which might be false”. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived TROVE: National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4384619" target="_self">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4384619</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Argus Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 August 1931, p.21 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Expired Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Article Adrenal glands adrenaline anatomists anatomy Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) animal spirit blood brain British Medical Association circulation digestion dissection examinations liver medicine medieval anatomy natural spirit physicians Professor Buckmaster Professor Osborne Professor Wright Renaissance medicine surgeons The Royal College of Surgeons vapour vital spirit William Harvey (1578-1657)