One word on the portrait of Servetus. Of the original of this Mosheim
gives a particular account; but all Tollin’s enquiries, as well as
those I have made myself, lead to the belief that it is no longer in
existence. Doubt has even been expressed as to the authenticity of
this portrait of which we have indifferent engravings in Hornius’
‘Kirchengeschichte,’ in Allwörden’s ‘Historia,’ and in Mosheim’s
‘Ketzergeschichte.’ After careful study of these, my daughter has done
her best to reproduce in the etching appended what must have been a
striking and is certainly a typical Spanish countenance.
The etching of Calvin is after an engraving from one of the numerous
more or less authentic portraits of the Reformer that are extant.
BARNES, SURREY: _Midsummer 1877_.
CONTENTS.
_BOOK THE FIRST._
EARLY LIFE--WORKS--ARREST AND TRIAL AT VIENNE.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. MICHAEL SERVETUS: HIS BIRTH, PARENTAGE, AND EARLY EDUCATION 3
II. SERVICE WITH FRIAR JUAN QUINTANA, CONFESSOR OF THE EMPEROR
CHARLES V. 19
III. THE SERVICE WITH QUINTANA COMES TO AN END 29
IV. INTERCOURSE WITH THE SWISS REFORMERS 33
V. THE REFORMERS OF STRASBURG. PUBLICATION OF THE WORK ON
TRINITARIAN ERROR 37
VI. THE AUTHORITIES OF BASLE. THE TWO DIALOGUES ON THE TRINITY.
LEAVES SWITZERLAND 71
VII. PARIS. ASSUMPTION OF THE NAME OF VILLENEUVE OR VILLANOVANUS.
ACQUAINTANCE WITH CALVIN 79
VIII. LYONS. ENGAGEMENT AS READER FOR THE PRESS WITH THE
TRECHSELS. EDITS THE GEOGRAPHY OF PTOLEMY 86
IX. LYONS. DR. SYMPHORIEN CHAMPIER 99
X. RETURN TO PARIS. STUDIES THERE. JO. WINTER OF ANDERNACH;
ANDREA VESALIUS. DEGREES OF M.A. AND M.D. LECTURES ON
GEOGRAPHY AND ASTROLOGY 104
XI. THE TREATISE ON SYRUPS, AND THEIR USE IN MEDICINE 111
XII. THE MEDICAL FACULTY OF PARIS SUE SERVETUS FOR LECTURING
ON JUDICIAL ASTROLOGY 116
XIII. CHARLIEU. ATTAINMENT OF HIS THIRTIETH YEAR. VIEWS OF
BAPTISM 125
XIV. SETTLEMENT AT VIENNE UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE ARCHBISHOP.
RENEWAL OF INTERCOURSE WITH THE PUBLISHERS OF LYONS.
SECOND EDITION OF PTOLEMY 130
XV. EDITION OF SANTES PAGNINI’S LATIN BIBLE WITH COMMENTARY 139
XVI. ENGAGEMENT AS EDITOR BY JO. FRELON OF LYONS. CORRESPONDENCE
WITH CALVIN 157
XVII. ‘CHRISTIANISMI RESTITUTIO,’ THE RESTORATION OF
CHRISTIANITY. DISCOVERY OF THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION 191
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