Viscera Manikin

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Viscera Manikin

1517

Attributed to Hans Wechtlin I (German, c. 1480–after 1526) Printed and published by Johann Schott, Strasbourg

This is one of a pair of rare anatomical woodcut broadsides thought to have been produced to accompany the first edition of Hans von Gersdorff's Feldtbuch der Wundtartzney (1517), an innovative and highly popular field manual for treating wounds on the battlefield.

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Object Details

Titles:

Viscera Manikin

Date:

1517

Artists:

Attributed to Hans Wechtlin I (German, c. 1480–after 1526) Printed and published by Johann Schott, Strasbourg

Medium:

Woodcut, with woodcut text above and movable-type text in three columns below (broadside)

Dimensions:

Image: 9 13/16 x 8 11/16 inches (24.9 x 22.1 cm) Sheet (joined): 10 9/16 x 8 11/16 inches (26.8 x 22.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of an anonymous donor, 2004

Accession Number:

2004-47-1a,b

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe

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