In the Middle Ages, the distinction between doctors and surgeons was not clear. As time passed, however, doctors started to attend Universities, to earn a degree, and to form Colleges of Doctors, for the preservation of their rights. Surgeons, together with barbers, joined together into a workers’ Guild. Surgeons were submitted to the authority of doctors. They had an inferior status, as they dedicated themselves to manual activities, as doctors, on the other hand, were provided with a philosophical and naturalistic culture, did not treat wounds directly and did not perform surgical operations. In Italy, the union between doctors and surgeons took place only in the XIX century.
Sulla corporazione dei chirurghi e barbieri: il caso genovese da un manoscritto della Biblioteca Berio
BENVENUTO, GRAZIA
2010-01-01
Abstract
In the Middle Ages, the distinction between doctors and surgeons was not clear. As time passed, however, doctors started to attend Universities, to earn a degree, and to form Colleges of Doctors, for the preservation of their rights. Surgeons, together with barbers, joined together into a workers’ Guild. Surgeons were submitted to the authority of doctors. They had an inferior status, as they dedicated themselves to manual activities, as doctors, on the other hand, were provided with a philosophical and naturalistic culture, did not treat wounds directly and did not perform surgical operations. In Italy, the union between doctors and surgeons took place only in the XIX century.
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