da Vigevano, Guido (1270 - 1349)

Inventor, designer.

Guido da Vigevano, doctor and autor of the tratise Texaurus regis Francie, that can be considered a first example of Renaissance treatises literature. Who-is-Who in MMS, history of machines, history of mechanical engineering, history of drawing, treatise, mawar machinery, Midde Age.

variant spelling:
da Vigevano, Guido

Curriculum vitae

* 1269 - 1271	Pavia	born
1300 - 1310	Bologna	He studies medicine in Bologna
1311		He is personal doctor of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)
1328 - 1349	Paris	He moved to Paris where becomes personal doctor of the Queen of France Joan of Navarre, wife of Philip VI.
1335		He writes the "Texaurus regis Francie" (Bibliothèque national de Paris). The book is in two parts, first contains medical garnishments, second military engineering and war machinery.
1345		Writes il Liber notabilium illustrissimi principis Philippi septimi, (Chantilly Condé Museum). The codex, contains a resumes of his text of 10 years later Texaurus, some traductions of Galeno’s latin texts and anatomical descriptions.
† 1348 - 1350	Paris (?)	died

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