[Military surgeon treats battle wound]

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):: Gersdorff, Hans von, -1529., author
Publication:: Strassburg: Joannem Schott, [1517]
Language(s):: German
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Wounds and Injuries
Military Medicine
Genre(s):: Book Illustrations
Abstract:: A man with an arrow wound sits on a stool while the surgeon removes the arrow; an assistant holds the patient from behind; a battle rages in the background.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):: Is part of: Feldtbüch der Wundtartzney, Pl. opp. l. xlv.; See related catalog record: 2246019R
Extent:: 1 print
Technique:: woodcut
NLM Unique ID:: 101436200 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A013208
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436200

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