M0009351EA: Man performing a tooth extraction, 14th century / M0009351EB: Man bleeding a patient, 14th century

Previous title, replaced October 2020: "The Dentist", 14th Century

Two images on one negative. The first is a reproduction of a manuscript miniature of a dentist performing a tooth extraction, from a manuscript held by the British Library (reference Royal MS. 6 E.VI). The second is a reproduction of a manuscript miniature. Both are reproduced in British Journal of Surgery, vol.XVIII, no.71 (1931).

23 January 1946

3 photographs, 2 on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.