About This Item
Title
La figure des sutures des léures
Subject
Sutures
Cleft Lip
Suture Techniques
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Full caption reads "La figure des sutures des lévres; & au dessous t'est monstrél Aiguille, autour de laquelle est entorillé lé le fil, comme doit estre fait au dessus de la léure."
Woodcut depicts a suture that was used to repair what looks like a cleft lip.
Creator
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590
Source
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1614
Language
French
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_9f.381
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
9 x 6 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “La figure des sutures des léures,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed May 5, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3030.