About This Item
Title
Removal of an arrow
Subject
Wounds, Penetrating--surgery
War
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.
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.
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.g2r
Original Format
1 print : hand-colored woodcut
Physical Dimensions
20 x 13 cm
Citation
Wechtlin, Johann Ulrich, active 16th century, “Removal of an arrow,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2174.