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  • Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.
  • Two physicians applying the method of cauterisation to clearly defined points of the back and side of two patients. Pen drawing after an Anglo Saxon tenth century manuscript.
  • A surgeon applying a cautery iron to clearly defined points on a woman's lower abdomen (indicating spleen?). Pen drawing after a tenth century manuscript.
  • Mastectomy. Drawing attributed to a Dutch artist, 17th century.
  • A Japanese physician applying moxa (a substance produced from leaves of various wormwoods) as a cautery: igniting it on the skin of a patient's back. Wood engraving.
  • A surgeon applying a cautery iron to clearly defined points on a woman's lower abdomen (indicating the liver?). Pen drawing after a tenth century manuscript.
  • The cure of Innocentius of Carthage: the prayers of Saint Augustine of Hippo and others save Innocentius from painful surgery. Oil painting after Schelte Bolswert.
  • A surgeon applying a cautery iron to clearly defined points on a woman's lower abdomen (indicating spleen?). Pen drawing after a tenth century manuscript.
  • Pyrotechnie chirurgicale-pratique, ou l'art d'appliquer le feu en chirurgie / [Pierre-François Percy].
  • Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.
  • A receptacle for burning coal to heat cautery instruments. Engraving.
  • A surgeon bandaging a patient's knee after applying a cautery, a clergy man and a wealthy patron (?) are observing the situation. Engraving.
  • A receptacle for burning coal to heat cautery instruments. Engraving.
  • Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.
  • A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Line engraving by F.A. Schröder after A. Brouwer.
  • A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.
  • The cure of Innocentius of Carthage: the prayers of Saint Augustine of Hippo and others save Innocentius from painful surgery. Oil painting after Schelte Bolswert.
  • Four vignettes demonstrating different cauterisation points on naked human bodies. Watercolour after a twelfth century manuscript.
  • Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.
  • Two surgeons applying the method of cauterisation to clearly defined points on the chests of two male patients, the senior surgeon wears a pointed hat (?). Pen drawing after an Anglo Saxon tenth century manuscript.
  • A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph by E. Meyer after A.Brouwer.
  • Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.
  • Diagrams illustrating how to perform a mastectomy and cauterise the wound. Pen drawing by ZS (?), 19--, after an engraving, 1603.