The Origins of the Studium of Medicine of Bologna: a Status Quaestionis

Abstract

This article deals with the birth of the Studium of Medicine in Bologna during the 13th century. The theme of the beginning of teaching in a context of spontaneous origin highlights the fluidity of the object of the research. Also through a comparative analysis; it is possible to follow the growing interest in teaching medicine before the birth of the universitas as an associative institution. In fact; some clues show the progressive stabilization of these teachings: their institutional consecration corresponded to the end of a process of affirmation and to the definitive recognition for students and teachers of medical and artistic disciplines as autonomous organizations.