Three and Fifty Instruments of Chirurgery

Item

Title:
Three and Fifty Instruments of Chirurgery
Description:
Ambroise Paré, a barber-surgeon for late 16th-century French kings, created this book as a surgery guide. The book is organized by ailment, with descriptions of the tools required and extensive usage or treatment recommendations. The version of Three and Fifty Instruments of Chirurgery depicted in facsimile in this book was printed after Paré’s death by the publisher H. C. London. This edition is a true facsimile, with limited notes by the facsimile creator.
Creator:
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590.
Date:
1631 [original text published]
1969 [facsimile published]
Format:
20.1cm x 37.1cm x 1.3cm
Publisher:
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd. (Amsterdam, NL)
Da Capo Press (New York)
Type:
Book
Original Format:
Book
Tag:
16th-century physicians
17th-century texts
Facsimiles
French surgeons
Surgeons
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17th Century Books