A mirror for medicine : some resources of the Wellcome Institute Library an exhibition, Monday 19 October - Friday 18 December 1987.
- Wellcome Historical Medical Library
- Date:
- 1987
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: A mirror for medicine : some resources of the Wellcome Institute Library an exhibition, Monday 19 October - Friday 18 December 1987. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![EARLY PRINTED BOOKS The books exhibited demonstrate the range of topics covered by the collec- tion, both in medicine and in other subjects. They range in date from the 15th to the 19th centuries and in physical form from substantial volumes to single broadsheets. Venereal Disease 1. Joseph Gruenpeck [1473?-1532?]. De pestilential! scorra, sive mala de Franzos. [Augsburg: J. Schaur. 1496.] One of the earliest tracts on syphilis, written by a layman and suggesting an as- trological origin for the disease. The woodcut on the title page shows a syphilitic corpse in the foreground while two afflicted women pray to the Virgin Mary and receive healing rays from the Christ child. At the same time the Virgin hands a crown to the German Emperor, armed as a crusader. This illustration is adapted from a similar woodcut published earlier in the year at Basle to accompany verses by Sebastian Brant. Surgery 2. Hans von Gersdorf [c. 1455-1529]. Feldtbuch der Wundartzney. [Strass- burg: H. Schott.] 1530. First published in 1517. A textbook of surgery and related topics based on forty years of practical experience. It is notable for its striking illustrations of surgical instruments and techniques. Metallurgy 3. Georgius Agricola [1494-1555]. De re metallica libri XII. Basle: Froben. 1556. A comprehensive treatise on metallurgy, mining and refining. Georgius Agricola (Georg Bauer) practised as a physician in mining districts of Saxony and Bo- hemia and his work includes a section on the diseases of mineworkers. The work is lavishly illustrated. Shown here is an illustration of mechanisms for ventilating mineshafts. Veterinary Medicine 4. Carlo Ruini [l530?-98]. Anatomia del cavallo, infermita, et suoi rimedii. Venice: F. Prati. 1618. Ruini was a lawyer by profession. His work on the anatomy and diseases of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20456852_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
