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  1. Article ; Online: The embalmed heart of Richard the Lionheart (1199 A.D.): a biological and anthropological analysis.

    Charlier, Philippe / Poupon, Joël / Jeannel, Gaël-François / Favier, Dominique / Popescu, Speranta-Maria / Weil, Raphaël / Moulherat, Christophe / Huynh-Charlier, Isabelle / Dorion-Peyronnet, Caroline / Lazar, Ana-Maria / Hervé, Christian / de la Grandmaison, Geoffroy Lorin

    Scientific reports

    2013  Volume 3, Page(s) 1296

    Abstract: During the Middle Ages, the partition of the cadaver of the elite members was a current practice, with highly technical treatment given to symbolic organs such as the heart. Considered mostly from a theoretical point of view, this notion of dilaceratio ... ...

    Abstract During the Middle Ages, the partition of the cadaver of the elite members was a current practice, with highly technical treatment given to symbolic organs such as the heart. Considered mostly from a theoretical point of view, this notion of dilaceratio corporis has never been biologically explored. To assess the exact kind of embalming reserved to the heart, we performed a full biomedical analysis of the mummified heart of the English King Richard I (1199 A.D.). Here we show among other aspects, that the organ has been embalmed using substances inspired by Biblical texts and practical necessities of desiccation. We found that the heart was deposed in linen, associated with myrtle, daisy, mint, frankincense, creosote, mercury and, possibly, lime. Furthermore, the goal of using such preservation materials was to allow long-term conservation of the tissues, and good-smelling similar to the one of the Christ (comparable to the odor of sanctity).
    MeSH term(s) Anthropology ; Embalming/history ; Heart/microbiology ; History, Medieval ; Humans ; Mass Spectrometry ; Mummies/microbiology ; Myocardium/chemistry ; Oleanolic Acid/analogs & derivatives ; Oleanolic Acid/chemistry ; Preservation, Biological/history
    Chemical Substances oleanane ; Oleanolic Acid (6SMK8R7TGJ)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-01-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Historical Article ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/srep01296
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  2. Article: A glimpse into the early origins of medieval anatomy through the oldest conserved human dissection (Western Europe, 13(th) c. A.D.).

    Charlier, Philippe / Huynh-Charlier, Isabelle / Poupon, Joël / Lancelot, Eloïse / Campos, Paula F / Favier, Dominique / Jeannel, Gaël-François / Bonati, Maurizio Rippa / de la Grandmaison, Geoffroy Lorin / Hervé, Christian

    Archives of medical science : AMS

    2013  Volume 10, Issue 2, Page(s) 366–373

    Abstract: Introduction: Medieval autopsy practice is very poorly known in Western Europe, due to a lack of both descriptive medico-surgical texts and conserved dissected human remains. This period is currently considered the dark ages according to a common belief ...

    Abstract Introduction: Medieval autopsy practice is very poorly known in Western Europe, due to a lack of both descriptive medico-surgical texts and conserved dissected human remains. This period is currently considered the dark ages according to a common belief of systematic opposition of Christian religious authorities to the opening of human cadavers.
    Material and methods: The identification in a private collection of an autopsied human individual dated from the 13(th) century A.D. is an opportunity for better knowledge of such practice in this chrono-cultural context, i.e. the early origins of occidental dissections. A complete forensic anthropological procedure was carried out, completed by radiological and elemental analyses.
    Results: The complete procedure of this body opening and internal organs exploration is explained, and compared with historical data about forensic and anatomical autopsies from this period. During the analysis, a red substance filling all arterial cavities, made of mercury sulfide (cinnabar) mixed with vegetal oil (oleic and palmitic acids) was identified; it was presumably used to highlight vascularization by coloring in red such vessels, and help in the preservation of the body.
    Conclusions: Of particular interest for the description of early medical and anatomical knowledge, this "human preparation" is the oldest known yet, and is particularly important for the fields of history of medicine, surgery and anatomical practice.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-02-28
    Publishing country Poland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2203781-0
    ISSN 1734-1922
    ISSN 1734-1922
    DOI 10.5114/aoms.2013.33331
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