De abcessum recondita natura, libri viii.

Lugundi Batavorum, apud Joannem a Kerckhem, 1724.

"Severino became famous throughout Europe as a surgeon; he published extensively on surgery and pathology. Zootmia democritaea has been called the first work of comparative anatomy, but it is also the exposition of Severino's view of natural philosophy. Severino had distinct ideas on the reform of physiology and published (posthumously) two works on it: Antiperipatias and Phoca illustratus. After initial opposition to Harvey he became an enthusiastic supporter. Antiperipatias shows Severino's critical attitude toward Aristotle and his inclination toward the philosophy of Democritus, mixed eclectically with the influence of Campanella and Telesio. His works frequently broached broad issues of natural philosophy. He was one of the early life scientists to use the microscope-in the dissection of plants, preparing the way for Malpighi "(The Galileo Project).

"Severino was called before the Inquisition for allegedly unorthodox religious and philosophical views but was eventually acquited. He died of the plague in Naples and was buried without a marker in the church of S. Biagio de' Librai" (The Dictionary of Scientific Biography).

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