About This Item
Title
Ein contrafacter Todt mit sein beinen fügen und glydern
Subject
Skeleton
Bone and Bones--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Woodcut attributed to Johann Ulrich Wechtlin; printed by Johann Schott.--Cf. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/historicalanatomies/gersdorff_bio.html
Hand-colored.
Anatomical diagram of the human skeleton with the bones labeled in Latin.
Dated 1517 in top-left.
The German verse below the image is a reflection on death.--Cf. Choulant, L. Anatomic illustration, p. 163.
Title from heading.
Creator
Wechtlin, Johann Ulrich, active 16th century
Source
Original image in: Gersdorff, Hans von, -1529. Feldtbůch der Wundtartzney (Strassburg : Durch Joannem Schott, 1517). Ea 220 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Feldtbůch der Wundtartzney, Hans von Gersdorff's fieldbook of surgery, was first published in 1517 in Strasbourg. The work proved to be a popular surgical text and is especially well-known for its instructions on limb amputation. The illustrations, hand-colored in this copy, are attributed to Johann Ulrich Wechtlin and include the first printed image of an amputation.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1517
Contributor
Schott, Johann, 1477-1548
Language
ger
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Ea_220.10
Original Format
1 print : hand-colored woodcut
Physical Dimensions
34 x 24 cm
Citation
Wechtlin, Johann Ulrich, active 16th century, “Ein contrafacter Todt mit sein beinen fügen und glydern,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 28, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2163.