Das Buch der Cirurgia

Item Information

Title:
Das Buch der Cirurgia
Description:
Brunschwig's Book of Surgery was intended to be a manual of general practice for the independent surgeon and is the first printed German text on this subject. The Cirurgia contains information on the treatment of wounds, dislocations, fractures, and amputations and includes one of the earliest detailed accounts of the treatment of gunshot wounds. Woodcut print from Hieronymus Brunschwig's Das Buch der Cirurgia (Strassburg, 4 July 1497), showing the treatment of a leg injury
Creator:
Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512
Date:
July 4, 1497
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Boston Medical Library
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (Ballard 233)
Series:
Boston Medical Library
Subjects:
Incunabula
Woodcuts (prints)
Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512
Extent:
1 woodcut print
Link to Item:
https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12582
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Publisher:
Johann Gruninger
Notes:
Bequest of Dr. William Norton Bullard to the Boston Medical Library, 1931
Identifier:
DigID0002502