Hans von Gersdorff, also known as ''Schyl-Hans'', (* approx. 1455; † 1529 in
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
) was a well-known surgeon who published the ''Feldbuch der Wundarzney'' ("Field book of surgery") in 1517 (published by
Johannes Schott
Johannes Schott (19 June 1477 – 1550) was a book printer from Strasbourg. He printed a large number of books, including tracts from Martin Luther and other Reformers. He was a well-educated man, who had relationships with some of the leadin ...
in Strasbourg), with instructions for procedures such as
amputation
Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indi ...
. It was illustrated with woodcuts attributed to
Hans Wechtlin
Johann, Johannes or Hans Wechtlin was a German Renaissance artist, active between at least 1502 and 1526, whose woodcuts are his only certainly surviving work. He was the most prolific producer of German chiaroscuro woodcuts, printed in two or mo ...
.
Gallery
Image:Gersdorff p21v.jpg, Der verwundete Mann ( The wounded man) (page 21)
Image:Gersdorff Feldbuch eingeweide.jpg, Die Eingeweide (The intestines)
Image:Gersdorff Feldbuch s16.jpg, Aderlasspunkte. (Points for blood-letting) (page 16)
Image:Gersdorff Feldbuch skeleton.jpg, Die Knochenanatomie (Anatomy of the skeleton)
Image:Gersdorff - Schädelwunde.jpg, Behandlung einer Schädelwunde (Treatment of a skull injury)
Image:Hans von Gersdorff - amputation.jpg , Amputation (Gersdorff (?))
Literature
* Hans von Gersdorff: ''Feldbuch der Wundarznei''. (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967). Reprint of the 1517 edition.
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Johann Ludwig Choulant
Johann Ludwig Choulant (12 November 1791 – 18 July 1861) was a German physician from the Kingdom of Saxony who was a professor of Medicine at Dresden history of medicine, medical historian and contributed to the study of the history of medic ...
: ''History and bibliography of anatomic illustration''. Trans. and annotated by Mortimer Frank. (New York: Hafner, 1962). S. 162-166.
* Morton's Medical Bibliography (Garrison and Morton). Ed. By Jeremy Norman. 5th ed. (Aldershot, Hants., England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Gower Pub. Co., 1991). No. 5560.
References
External links
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Digitalisierte Werke von Gersdorff - SICD der Universitäten von Strasbourg
Images from ''Feldtbůch der Wundtartzney''From The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library
1529 deaths
German surgeons
Year of birth unknown
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