Hans von Gersdorff explained

Hans von Gersdorff, also known as Schyl-Hans (approx. 1455 – 1529), was a German surgeon who published the Feldbuch der Wundarzney ("Field book of surgery") in 1517 (published by Johannes Schott in Strasbourg^[1]), with instructions for procedures such as amputation. It was illustrated with woodcuts attributed to Hans Wechtlin.^[2]

Literature

• Hans von Gersdorff: Feldbuch der Wundarznei. (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967). Reprint of the 1517 edition.
  • • Johann Ludwig Choulant: 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.

External links

• • Digitalisierte Werke von Gersdorff - SICD der Universitäten von Strasbourg
• Images from Feldtbůch der Wundtartzney From The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library

Notes and References

1. Web site: Viscera and Bloodletting Man . . 11 August 2021.
2. Book: von Gersdorff, Hans . 1517 . Feldbuch der Wundarzney .