Amputation Of A Leg
by Print Collector
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Amputation Of A Leg
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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Amputation of a leg without anaesthetic, 1593. A surgeon uses a bow-saw to remove a patient's leg blow the knee while his assistant holds the foot. In the background a man with a well-padded fist stands ready to render the patient unconscious. From Veldt Boeck van den Chirugia Scheel-Hans by Hans von Gersdorf, a Dutch translation of Gersdorf's book published in Strasbourg in 1517, and containing woodcuts from the original edition. (Amsterdam, 1593) (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 29th, 2021
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