Resumen de Lo strumentario podologico nella mascalcia medievale. Testi e iconografia

Lia Brunori Cianti, Luca Cianti

• English

  In the context of clinical surgery of veterinary medicine, medieval podiatry played a key role both for disease incidence and for evolution, and therefore the success, of therapeutic treatments. The paper aims to investigate the surgical instruments used by the medieval veterinarian for his daily activities in the field of podiatry. To do this, the authors use both documentary and iconographic sources putting them in parallel. The first provides information on the choice of instruments, their nomenclature and their usage, and the analysis of iconographic sources allows the critical reconstruction of the actual instruments favoring a concrete visualization of both the technical characteristics of the instrument and of its use. The final objective is a critical evaluation of the effectiveness of podological practice of the time.

• français

  Cette contribution examine les instruments chirurgicaux utilisés par les vétérinaires médiévaux pour les soins du pied dans la pratique quotidienne. Les sources littéraires fournissent des informations sur le choix des instruments, leur nomenclature et leur usage, tandis que les sources iconographiques permettent une reconstruction critique de l’usage de l’outil et de ses caractéristiques techniques. L’objectif est de rendre compte des traitements effectifs des soins du pied à l’époque médiévale.