Von Gersdorff title page, 1551
Title:
Von Gersdorff title page, 1551
Description:
First published in 1517 as a handbook of wound surgery, this 1551 copy includes hand-colored illustrations, including the first illustrated depiction of an amputation. Several of the illustrations became the inspiration for Dr. Trent’s bookplates.
Citation:
Hans von Gersdorff. Feldtbuch der Wundt Artzney: sampt des Menschen Cörpers Anatomey, unnd Chirurgischen Instrumenten, wahrhafftig Abcontrafeyt, und beschrieben ...Franckfurdt am Mayn: durch Hermann Gü lfferichen, 1551.
Alternative Text:
Title page: Feldtbuch der Wundt Artzney... (1551) by Hans von Gersdorff with hand-colored illustration of blood-letting.
Original Format:
Title page
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