About This Item
Title
Knü, oder schenckel streckung
Subject
Orthopedic Equipment
Leg injuries
Dislocations
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.
Knee or leg stretching. A patient with his leg in a device used for stretching the leg, possibly for dislocations. A surgeon is turning a crank to operate the device.
Title from caption.
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.f5r
Original Format
1 print : hand-colored woodcut
Physical Dimensions
13 x 20 cm
Citation
Wechtlin, Johann Ulrich, active 16th century, “Knü, oder schenckel streckung,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2171.