[Surgical knives]
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Author(s):
- Baratti, Antonio, 1724-1787, engraver
- Contributor(s):
- Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799
- Publication:
- [Livourne : L'imprimerie de éditeurs, 17--]
- Language(s):
- French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Equipment and Supplies -- history Surgical Instruments -- history
- Genre(s):
- Pictorial Works
- Abstract:
- Knives include a small hooked knife for child birth, a lance to enter the womb making way for the fetus' cranium, a Mauriceau instrument (tire-tête), a knife to cut the periosteum in amputations, a large knife to make a circular incision in skin and muscles, and a device for the hand's extensor and tendons.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Related Title(s):
- Is part of: Recueil de planches, sur les sciences... v. 2, pt. 2, p. 83, pl. XX
- Extent:
- 1 print : 42 x 27 cm.
- Technique:
- engraving
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101425478 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A014322
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101425478