Dissection of Cadaver, 13th Century
Christian Europe did not exercise a universal prohibition of the dissection and autopsy of the human body and such examinations were carried out regularly from at least the 13th century. Throughout history, the dissection of human cadavers for medical education has experienced various cycles of legalization and proscription in different countries. Frederick II (1194-1250), the Holy Roman emperor, ruled that anyone studying to be a physician or a surgeon must attend a human dissection. No universal prohibition of dissection or autopsy was exercised during the Middle Ages. Rather, the era witnessed the revival of an interest in medical studies, and a renewal in human dissection and autopsy. Some European countries began legalizing the dissection of executed criminals for educational purposes in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, and Mondino de Liuzzi carried out the first recorded public dissection around 1315. 13th century manuscript.
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