Download or read book The Pentagram as a Medical Symbol written by Jan Schouten and published by BRILL. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five-pointed star drawn in an unbroken line is the subject of the present study. During the 16th century until into the 17th century the pentagram was a well-known medical emblem; nowadays it is almost completely forgotten.