About This Item
Title
Removal of an arrow
Subject
Wounds, Penetrating--surgery
War
Book Illustrations
Description
Woodcut printed by Petrus Treueris, artist unknown.
A surgeon removes an arrow from a man's chest while another man supports the patient. Scenes of a battle can be seen on the landscape in the background.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original Image in: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512. Buch der Cirurgia (Strasbourg : Johann (Reinhard) Grüninger, 1497). ZEa 25 (Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Buch der Cirurgia, Hieronymus Brunschwig's handbook of surgery, was first printed in 1497 by Johann Grüninger. The work was intended for aspiring barbers and surgeons, and includes compiled knowledge of past surgeons along with the experiences of Brunschwig himself. Many of the woodcut illustrations are only loosely related to the text, consist of composites, and reappear throughout the text and in other works printed by Grüninger.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1525
Contributor
Treveris, Peter, active 1522-1532
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_25-1.10v
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
20 x 13 cm
Citation
“Removal of an arrow,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1690.