About This Item
Title
An instrument in pycture for the knee or anclowe lyghtly to let in agayne that is out of the wynt
Subject
Orthopedic Equipment
Ankle Injuries
Knee Injuries
Dislocations
Book Illustrations
Description
Woodcut printed by Petrus Treueris, artist unknown.
A patient with his leg in a device used for correcting dislocated knees or ankles. A surgeon is turning a crank to operate the device.
Title taken from caption. Full caption: Heere after foloweht an instrument in pycture for the knee or anclowe lyghtly to let in agayne that is out of the wynt.
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_25-1.65v
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
21 x 13 cm
Citation
“An instrument in pycture for the knee or anclowe lyghtly to let in agayne that is out of the wynt,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1699.