anatomy Galen's influence on Chauliac can clearly be seen in the latter's belief that surgeons should have a thorough understanding of anatomy. He wrote, "A surgeon who does not know his anatomy is like a blind man carving a log". He also describes the dissection of a corpse in accordance with Galen's beliefs about the human body. De Chauliac's (and his contemporaries) unwillingness to look outside of textbook knowledge was one of the reasons that Chauliac's anatomical descriptions are not always correct. Other Works Three other works were written by Chauliac: Practica astrolabii (De astronomia), an essay on astrology; De ruptura, which describes different types of hernias; and De subtilianti diaeta, describing treatments for cataracts. References Sources Guigo De Caulhiaco (Guy de Chaulliac), Inventarium Sive Chirurgia Magna, Michael R. McVaugh, Margrete S. Ogden (editors), Brill Publishers, 1997. . Reviewed here: Guy de Chauliac Biography (c. 1300-c. 1368), 2008. . Reviewed here: Ogden, Margaret. (1977). "Review of Guy de Chauliac's Middle English Translation". The Review of English Studies. Vol 28, number 111. Wallner, Björn. (1995). ”An Interpolated Middle English Version of the Anatomy of Guy de Chauliac. Part 1. Text”, Lund University Press. . 14th-century French physicians French Roman Catholics 1300s births 1368 deaths Year of birth uncertain Papal physicians 14th-century French writers 14th-century Latin writers