Skip to main content
Historical Bibliography Updated: November 17, 2019

De gotta la preservation e cura.

Publication Details

Pavia: Pocatela, 1505 CE.

The earliest separately printed treatise on gout by the physician/humanist grandfather of the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola. Giovanni Savonarola emphasized the dietary causes of gout, and the dangers of eating rich food. He discussed recommended moderation in diet, and discussed the nutritional aspects of various foods.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#11107
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/13303
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLde-gotta-la-preservation-e-cura

Geographic Context

Publication place: Pavia