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Abstract
In 1666 Grand Duke Ferdinando II appointed Redi as his First Physician and director of the grand-ducal "Spezieria" (Pharmacy): positions in which he was confirmed by Cosimo III in 1670, when he became Grand Duke. He stressed the importance of medicine based on Hippocratic principles, and he emphasised the importance of prevention based on a balanced diet and the use of exclusively natural remedies. The collection contains twelve letters discussing topics such as snakes, medical matters, and literature.
Dates
- Creation: 1683-1693
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box; 12 letters)
Creator
- Redi , Francesco, 1626-1698 (Person)
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in Italian
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
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Biographical Note
In 1666 Grand Duke Ferdinando II appointed Redi as his First Physician and director of the grand-ducal "Spezieria" (Pharmacy): positions in which he was confirmed by Cosimo III in 1670, when he became Grand Duke. So Redi spent much of his life at the Medici's Court and was, after Galileo, a unique example of scientist and courtier. He stressed the importance of medicine based on Hippocratic principles, and he emphasised the importance of prevention based on a balanced diet and the use of exclusively natural remedies. Most importantly, he helped invent the method of experimental biology and was involved in the greatest discovery of 17th century medicine: the origin of scabies from mites. His first publication, in 1664, was study of the toxicity, the origin and the mode of injection of snake venom.
Collection Summary
Twelve letters discussing topics such as snakes, medical matters, and literature. Correspondents include Queen Christina of Sweden, V. da Filicara, Padre Baldigiani, Domenico Bettoni, Domenico David, M.D., and Redi's brother Giovanni Battista Redi. The letters are arranged chronologically and can be identified by a small pencil number in the upper left-hand corner.
Abstract
In 1666 Grand Duke Ferdinando II appointed Redi as his First Physician and director of the grand-ducal "Spezieria" (Pharmacy): positions in which he was confirmed by Cosimo III in 1670, when he became Grand Duke. He stressed the importance of medicine based on Hippocratic principles, and he emphasised the importance of prevention based on a balanced diet and the use of exclusively natural remedies. The collection contains twelve letters discussing topics such as snakes, medical matters, and literature.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
The twelve letters in the Francesco Redi Collection were purchased from Hertzberger in 1972.
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff
- Encoded by
- Dan Jenkins
Creator
- Redi , Francesco, 1626-1698 (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Francesco Redi Letters, 1683-1693
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD Staff
- Date
- 2000
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latn
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- Version 1.0
Revision Statements
- July 2004: PUBLIC "-//National Library of Medicine::History of Medicine Division//TEXT (US::DNLM::MS C 440::Francesco Redi Letters)//EN" "redi" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
Collecting Area Details
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