Fig. XVIII: "Equus cute lacera" [horse with lacerated skin] Fig. XIX: "Monstrum bicorpor unico capite valde monstroso" [two-bodied monster with a very large single head]
The present work is a very rare and little-known compendium of practical medicine and contains, as well, tracts by Euricius Cordus and Hieronymus Bock (1498-1554). The colored vignette on the title page and quaint woodcut illustrations through the...
By Hans von Gersdorff. Cf. Dedication. The book contains many woodcuts, attributed to Hans Wechtlin (b. ca. 1480), which depict anatomy, surgical operations, and surgical instruments and devices. Herrlinger comments that "The illustrations . . ....
The present work is his textbook on anatomy which became very popular, was translated into Latin, and remained in print until 1750. Included at the end of this first edition are several letters on anatomical and physiological matters that he...
The book is very well illustrated with depictions of the birth stool, birth and lying-in rooms, monsters, instruments, anatomy of the female urogenital system, and fetal presentations at birth.
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