30) Nicol. Barbantini, Notizie istoriche concernanti il contagio venereo, le quali precedono la sua opera sopra questo contagio. Lucca 1820. 8.
(Nicol. Barbantini, “Historical Notices concerning the Venereal Contagion,—introductory to his Work on this Disease.” Lucca 1820. 8vo.).
Appears to be not yet at all well known in Germany. Neither through the booksellers nor in any other way could we obtain the Work. It would seem to be out of print.
31) Domenico Thiene, Lettere sulla storia de’ mali venerei. Venezia 1823. 303. S. gr. 8.
(Domenico Thiene, “Letters on the History of Venereal Maladies.” Venice 1823. pp. 303. large 8vo.).
Contains 9 letters as follows: I. On the common opinion of the American origin of the Venereal Disease,—to Signor C. Sprengel, pp. 7-27, in which the American Source and Girtanner’s Arguments for it are confuted. He cites here in the Notes, p. 238, an Italian poem of George Summaripa, a Patrician of Verona (1496), not previously known, in which the Disease is represented as having come from Gaul; which a letter of Nicolaus Scillatius re-printed on p. 236 confirms. This had already been given in Brera, Giornale di Medicina, August 1817, vol. XII. p. 123, and borrowed and made use of by Huber, p. 37., and Sprengel, Geschichte der Medicin, 3rd ed., vol. II. p. 701., in correction of Choulant’s statement, as cited below p. 238.—II. Of Discharge from the Penis (Scolagione) or Gonorrhœa of the Ancients,—to Signor Christ. Goff. Gruner[408], shows that the Gonorrhœa of the Ancients was no mere Spermatorrhœa, but actual Gonorrhœa (Clap) pp. 31-48.—III. Of Discharge from the Penis (Scolagione) or Gonorrhœa of the Middle Ages,—to Signor F. Swediaur, pp. 51-73. Shows that actual Gonorrhœa existed in the Middle Ages.—IV. Of Ulcers, Buboes and other such Affections of the Secret Parts in Antiquity,—to Signor Nic. Barbantini, pp. 77-92.—V. Of the true Venereal Disease or Syphilis,—to Signor Anton Scarpa, pp. 95-119. Survey of the Venereal Disease to the end of the XVth Century and of its changes, with special reference to the sympathy of the Genital organs and those of the Throat.—VI. On certain modern Forms of Disease referable to the Venereal Taint,—to Signor Cullerier, pp. 123-144. Considers the Brünn Sickness in the year 1577, the “Sibbens, Amboina pox, Canadian Disease,” “Scherlievo” and “Falcadina”.—VII. Of certain ancient Forms of Disease referable to the Venereal Taint,—to Signor Dr. Cambieri, pp. 148-178. In this are more exactly described the “Yaws”, “Pians”, “Judham”, Mentagra, Malum mortuum and Morphea, and the near relationship of leprosy with Venereal Disease hinted at.—VIII. Of the Origin of the Venereal Disease,—to Signor Filip. Gabr. Hensler, pp. 182-208. The Author considers the Disease endemic in Africa, whence it came into Italy with the Moors, and to America with the Negro slaves.—IX. On the public Hygiene of Venereal Maladies,—to Franc. Aglietti, pp. 212-235. Chronological Survey of Legislation as to Brothels. The book ends, pp. 230-303, with Annotations in which he gives specially the documentary proofs on which his conclusions rest, and that too arranged according to the numbers given in the text.
An Abstract of this Work, rare apparently in Germany, is given by Choulant in Pierer’s Allgem. Med. Annalen, Year 1825. pp. 236-244.
32) V. A. Huber, Bemerkungen über die Geschichte und Behandlung der venerischen Krankheiten. Stuttgart und Tübingen. 1825. 124 S. 8.
(V. A. Huber, “Remarks on the History and Treatment of Venereal Diseases.” Stuttgart and Tübingen 1825. pp. 124. 8vo.).
The Author specially combats the American origin, and to this end examines particularly the Spanish Chroniclers. Without exactly wishing to arrive at a definite conclusion for or against, he contents himself with exposing the inconsistencies in the reasoning of the supporters of either view.—Commendatory notices of the Book are found in: Heidelberg Jahrb. 1825. Pt. XII. pp. 1194-1199.—Hecker’s Lit. Annalen 1826. Vol. IV. pp. 77-97.—Hufeland’s Bibliothek d. prakt. Heilde. 1826. Vol. LV. pp. 262-268.