A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet.
This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus\' discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry..
A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet